A Longitudinal Study of Children in Kauai Found That Difficult

question 24

Multiple Choice

A longitudinal study of children in Kauai found that difficult births,illness at the time of birth,and low birth weight

• A)had much less effect than children's environment on their development.
• B)resulted in serious adverse effects-physical,cognitive,and emotional-on most of the children in the study,even into adulthood.
• C)had no long-lasting physical effects but were strongly correlated with poor grades and emotional problems during childhood.
• D)were not correlated with cognitive or emotional problems during childhood but almost always left permanent physical damage.

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