In a Classic Experiment in Which People Were Deliberately Exposed

question 59

Multiple Choice

In a classic experiment in which people were deliberately exposed to the virus that caused common colds, people who exhibited which of the following were much more likely to actually get a cold?

• A)high stress score on the SRRS.
• B)low stress score on the SRRS.
• C)extroverted personality as measured by the MMPI-2.
• D)introverted personality as measured by the MMPI-2.

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Definitions:

Codons

Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify the addition of a specific amino acid into a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.

Anticodons

The three-nucleotide sequences on tRNA that are complementary to the codons on mRNA, important for the translation phase of protein synthesis.

mRNA

Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.

tRNA

Transfer RNA; a type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein during protein synthesis.