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kellyjaisingh

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Why is it that children who are frequently ill have a greater likelihood of being abused?
 
  a. Because children who are ill are usually the youngest in the family, and the statistics are clear that the baby of the family is the most likely to be abused.
  b. Because the child who is ill tends to be unmanageable and demanding, which in turn causes parents to get angry more easily.
  c. Because the research finds that the illnesses are really a symptom of abuse in the first place.
 d. Because children who are ill tend to whine and cry, which can increase parents' annoyance levels.

Question 2

Recent research (Hyde, 2014) examining the mathematical performance of 7 million second- through eleventhgraders on standardized math tests revealed that
 
  a. girls excel at more complex math problems.girls excel at more complex math problems.
  b. boys excel at more complex math problems.
  c. there were no gender differences found.
  d. the child's age and ethnicity were factors in mathematical performance.


itsakadoozi

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c


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