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HEALTH: Newsnight: Kids and ethics
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December 3, 2008
Newsnight: Kids and ethics


(NECN) - In the first segment of Newsnight, Jim discussed the negative effects that media can have on the development of children, with Psychologist Susan Linn. Here's some more research for parents to worry about.

According to a just-released survey by the Josephson Institute.

"64 % of students say they cheated on a test in the past year ... 36 % said they used the internet to plagiarize an assignment .. Still, 93% of the students said they were satisfied with their personal ethics and character."

Monty Neil is director of the National Center for Fair & Open testing, also known as Fair Test.

To watch the first segment with Susan Linn CLICK HERE

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