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Research (Bachman et al., 2013) has shown that low-income black and Hispanic students spent ________ hours on the job than white and Asian American students and were ________ likely to show declines in grades and increases in substance use.
 
  a. longer/more
  b. longer/less
  c. fewer/less
  d. fewer/more

Question 2

Longitudinal studies that measured student motivation and connection to school work prior to taking on a job during high school have found that some students who work long hours may perform poorly in school due to
 
  a. drug use by parents.
  b. greater interest in extracurricular activities on the part of students who work long hours.
  c. preexisting differences among individuals who choose to work long hours.
  d. higher school performance and more balanced behaviors on the part of students who work long hours.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. longer/less

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c. preexisting differences among individuals who choose to work long hours.



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