The Text Reports a Study in Which Parents of Navajo

question 35

Multiple Choice

The text reports a study in which parents of Navajo children and parents of white children raised in Montana were asked about what the children were afraid of. The major finding of this study was that?

• A) children in Montana were much better adjusted than the Navajo children
• B) Navajo children were much better adjusted than the children in Montana
• C) children in Montana were afraid of many more things, including imaginary things like supernatural beings
• D) Navajo children were afraid of many more things, including imaginary things like supernatural beings

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Syntax

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