A Science Museum Hires an Interior Designer to Create a Spiral

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Multiple Choice

A science museum hires an interior designer to create a spiral staircase that will represent DNA.The model must be as accurate as possible,but also allow people to climb.You are asked to evaluate the model for scientific accuracy.Which of the following design suggestions would you accept?

• A) The steps in the staircase are painted to look like phosphates and sugars.
• B) People climbing the stairs will hold onto handrails made of sugars.
• C) A support post runs down the very center,representing a string of phosphates.
• D) People climbing the staircase will step on pairs of bases.
• E) All of the above.

Understand the principles underlying operant conditioning.

Define and differentiate between unconditioned and conditioned stimuli and responses.

Recognize the experimental apparatus used in key studies of learning (e.g., Skinner box, puzzle box).

Explain the concept of the Law of Effect and its significance.

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Definitions:

Restructuring

The act of reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational, or other structures of a company to make it more profitable or better organized for its present needs.

Downsizing

The process of reducing a company's size through layoffs, closures, or scaling back operations, often for efficiency or cost-saving reasons.

Reengineering

The fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical measures of performance such as cost, quality, service, and speed.

ISD Model

Instructional Systems Design (ISD) Model refers to a systematic process used to develop educational and training programs in a consistent and reliable fashion.