Results of Massive,continued Intervention Programs Such as the Canadian Aboriginal

question 141

Multiple Choice

Results of massive,continued intervention programs such as the Canadian Aboriginal Head Start program show that

• A)long-lasting improvements in the cognitive and social-emotional scores of disadvantaged children can be achieved.
• B)even with continued intervention,the improvements in disadvantaged children's intelligence are not significant from a practical standpoint.
• C)improvements in the scores of disadvantaged children are only temporary.
• D)continued intervention is relatively inexpensive.

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DTaP

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MCV4

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