Book reviewed in this article: Some popular fallacies about children and families can obstruct effective services and interventions. Several examples suggest that one safeguard against mistaking fallacy for fact is skepticism about the single-barreled explanation or cure for serious problems. Another is refusal to classify a child as beyond help because of a single unfortunate characteristic or circumstance.
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Herzog et al. (1970) studied this question.