Intervention Programs for Children Taken from Extremely Impoverished Environments Have

question 39

Multiple Choice

Intervention programs for children taken from extremely impoverished environments have shown that __________ can lead to significant, lasting benefits.

• A) even a short-term positive intervention
• B) only intensive programs that last many hours per week over the course of several years
• C) no known programs of intervention
• D) meditation-based programs of intervention

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Definitions:

Scientific Method

The steps in a research process, including observation, hypothesis testing, analysis of data, and generalization.

Deductive Reasoning

A logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

Inductive Method

A reasoning method where several assumptions, considered true or mostly true, are merged to derive a particular outcome.

Hawthorne Effect

A phenomenon in which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed.