Lucia was a pleasant-looking 9-year-old, but looking in the mirror, she felt that her arms and legs were too long for her body. Physical appearance
a. does not factor into self-esteem.
b. contributes more heavily to self-esteem among boys.
c. cannot really be judged by children in the middle childhood years.
d. contributes more heavily to self-esteem among girls.
Answer: d. contributes more heavily to self-esteem among girls.
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a. Amnion b. stem cell c. germ disc d. placenta
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A. They typically cause no phenotypic change B. They are a rare occurrence C. They typically lead to disease D. They generally lead to a survival advantage
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a. rarely have strokes in the left hemisphere. b. process language in both hemispheres. c. have a larger hippocampus than men. d. have a larger hypothalamus than men.
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a. in males only. b. in females only. c. in both males and females. d. when participants were led to believe they had done better than expected.