Mental Tricks That People Use to Help Themselves Believe Things

question 30

Multiple Choice

Mental tricks that people use to help themselves believe things that are false are called ____.

• A)impression management skills
• B)self-presentation strategies
• C)narcissistic strategies
• D)self-deception strategies

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Definitions:

Exons

Segments of a DNA or RNA molecule containing information coding for a protein or peptide sequence.

Introns

Non-coding sections of DNA within a gene that are removed during RNA splicing, not directly involved in coding for proteins.

Cis-Acting Elements

DNA sequences in the vicinity of the structural portion of a gene that regulate the expression of that gene.

Transcription Factor

Proteins involved in the process of converting DNA into RNA, playing a critical role in gene regulation.