Which of the Following Examples Would Be Supported by the Research

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples would be supported by the research findings on the influence of home characteristics on education?

• A) The activities of summer camps,community programs,and home environments are not important factors in the academic achievements of higher-social-class children who are performing well during the school year.
• B) During the summer,children from higher socioeconomic status backgrounds make educational gains,while children from lower socioeconomic status families experience greater summer setbacks.
• C) During the summer,low-income children do not experience summer setbacks in achievement but high-income children do experience educational gains.
• D) Many of the differences in black-white educational achievement gaps can be explained by racial differences rather than social class differences.

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior, greatly affecting how a person relates to reality.

Normal Functions

Refers to the typical and expected processes or operations of systems, whether biological, mechanical, or psychological.

Negative Symptoms

Symptoms commonly associated with schizophrenia or other mental disorders, characterized by a lack or reduction of normal functions, such as blunted emotions or social withdrawal.

Schizophrenia

A chronic psychological condition characterized by a disruption in the connection among cognition, affect, and conduct, resulting in incorrect perceptions, improper behaviors and emotions, retreat from actuality and social connections into make-believe and false beliefs, along with a feeling of psychological disintegration.