One of the first investigators of the “blood relationship” of organisms was George Henry Falkiner Nuttall. Early in the 20th century, Nuttall sought to demonstrate that the degree of similarity between animals in their blood serum proteins reflected their evolutionary closeness. He produced an antiserum to serum of one animal and combined it with another
In American trials, the verdict is reached by either a judge or a jury, raising questions as to how these two fact finders reach their decisions and whether their decisions systematically differ. Most research has focused on the jury, though some key studies have compared the decisions of judges and juries. The available archival studies
Self-injury encompasses behaviors that result in deliberate harm or injury to oneself. This comprises a number of behaviors including nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), suicidal self-injury, and suicide attempts resulting in death. This article focuses on and distinguishes between two forms of self-injury: suicidal and nonsuicidal. NSSI includes self-directed behaviors that are deliberately inflicted and that result
Creationism is the belief that our universe came into being in exactly the way described in the Bible’s book of Genesis. This literal interpretation of the Bible’s accountings of our beginnings has been embraced by some—but not all—Protestant Christians and Catholics. Many levels of the Catholic Church give Genesis a more allegorical or symbolic meaning
In American trials, the verdict is reached by either a judge or a jury, raising questions as to how these two fact finders reach their decisions and whether their decisions systematically differ. Most research has focused on the jury, though some key studies have compared the decisions of judges and juries. The available archival studies
The concept of competence versus performance is fundamental to the study of language. This distinction recognizes that the “mistakes” people make when speaking (performance) may not accurately reflect what they actually know (competence). We all have made “slips of the tongue,” where we substitute a word or sound for another or use a different grammatical