Research has demonstrated that eyewitnesses are more accurate at identifying people of their own racial or ethnic group than they are at identifying people of other ethnic or racial groups. This tendency is most related to the so-called ____
a. discontinuity effect
b. scapegoat effect
c. minimal group effect
d. outgroup homogeneity bias
D
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b. conciliatory mourning. c. divorce hangover. d. analysis paralysis.
The controversy about gender reassignment surgery will likely continue because ____
a. insurance companies are becoming more open to paying for the procedures b. the issue of personal freedoms continues to be a political "football" c. therapists have not done a very good job of identifyingwhich patients are good candidates d. some patients benefit from the procedures and others seem to be emotionally worsened by it
A gamete is
A) a product of mitosis and is essential for healthy cell division. B) a sex cell containing half the number of chromosomes as a regular cell. C) a cluster of DNA strands along a specific sex chromosome. D) a type of sex cell that becomes sperm upon entering the fallopian tube.
______ influences children's motivation through the availability of opportunities and resources.
A. Socioeconomic status B. School choice C. Parent involvement D. Teacher accreditation