Viruses Are Classified By

question 16

Multiple Choice

Viruses are classified by:

• A) the sequence of their DNA.
• B) structural similarities.
• C) the sequence of their rRNA genes.
• D) the traditional Linnaean binomial nomenclature system.
• E) an international committee.

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Definitions:

Compliance Technique

Strategies used to persuade or encourage individuals to agree to requests or demands.

Foot-In-The-Door

A persuasive technique where agreeing to a small request increases the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later.

Door-In-The-Face

A persuasion strategy where a large, likely-to-be-rejected request is made first, followed by a smaller, more reasonable request.

Groupthink

A phenomenon that occurs within a group of people when the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.