Relocation Studies That Have Randomly Chosen Poor Families to Either

question 78

Multiple Choice

Relocation studies that have randomly chosen poor families to either stay where they are living or move to a more advantaged neighborhood have found:

• A) that those from high-poverty neighborhoods who move to more advantaged neighborhoods have better outcomes than those who were originally from medium or low-poverty neighborhoods.
• B) that relocation may be more beneficial for boys than girls.
• C) mixed results.
• D) adolescents who moved to a better area had better psychological and behavioral outcomes compared to those who stayed in poor neighborhoods.

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