Downward social comparison protects children's self-esteem

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Out of all cases in which an innocent person has been cleared of a crime due to DNA evidence, how many involved mistaken identification of the perpetrator by an eyewitness?

a. ?25% b. ?50% c. ?75% d. ?100%

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Early experiments on the speed of neural transmission demonstrated that

a. neural impulses travel at about the speed of light. b. neural impulses travel faster than the speed of light. c. neural impulses travel at a relatively slow rate. d. the speed of neural impulses cannot be determined.

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Research has found all of the following to be associated with children with gay or lesbian parents compared with children of heterosexual parents except

a. they express more liberal attitudes toward sexuality. b. they have more sexual partners from puberty to young adulthood. c. they are more likely to be gay or lesbians as adults. d. they are more likely to have experimented with same-sex relationships.

Psychology

While riding on a train, David notices that the trees and telephone poles close to the tracks seem to flash by, while the buildings, trees, and mountains that are farther away seem to move by more slowly. This phenomenon is called _______________

A) aerial perspective B) subliminal motion C) motion parallax D) motion differential

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