The Results of the Carolina Abecedarian Project Indicate That Intervention

question 8

Multiple Choice

The results of the Carolina Abecedarian Project indicate that intervention programs

• A) with disadvantaged children do not improve their IQ scores.
• B) that focus only on preschoolers work as well as long-term intervention programs.
• C) that focus on the school environment work as well as programs that focus on both the school and home environments.
• D) can have beneficial effects on both IQ and reading and math achievement.

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Definitions:

Temperament

Genetically based behavioral tendencies seen in young children.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.

Learned Behavior

Skills or responses that are acquired through observation, experience, or instruction, rather than being innate or instinctual.

Shyness

A feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness especially when a person is around other people.