Researchers Analyzing the Long-Term Effects of Some Early Childhood Intervention

question 40

Multiple Choice

Researchers analyzing the long-term effects of some early childhood intervention programs have found that adolescents who had taken part in these programs as children

• A)were just as likely to get in trouble with the law as were children who did not participate in such programs.
• B)were less likely to get in trouble with the law.
• C)had lower self-esteem.
• D)had few aspirations for the future.

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