Research shows that emotionally and intellectually impoverished early years may impair learning and social functioning over an individual's entire life, regardless of the quality of schooling received from kindergarten to grade 12. This is an example of ________.
A) a programming effect
B) a latent effect
C) a cumulative effect
D) a pathway effect

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A latent effect refers to the impact of early life experiences on later outcomes, which may not be immediately apparent but manifest later in life, affecting learning and social functioning regardless of subsequent experiences.

Research Shows That Emotionally and Intellectually Impoverished Early Years May