A Person with Hemophilia Lacks the Pleiotropic Gene That Codes

question 2

Multiple Choice

A person with hemophilia lacks the pleiotropic gene that codes for the protein called clotting factor VIII. What effects will this have on a person with hemophilia?

• A) The person will only have the symptom of lack of blood clotting (bleeding).
• B) The person will always have the same symptoms as other hemophiliacs.
• C) The person will have many other symptoms in addition to excessive bleeding.
• D) The person will always have neurological problems.

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that involves teaching the subject to associate a positive response with a stimulus that previously elicited a negative response.

Reciprocal Inhibition

Wolpe’s term for the idea that only one emotional state can be experienced at a time.

Sensory Disinhibition

The reduction of inhibitory signals in the nervous system, leading to an increase in sensory experiences.

Sensory Preconditioning

The initial pairing of two stimuli, which will enable one of the stimuli (CS2) to elicit the conditioned response (CR) without being paired with an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) if the other stimulus (CS1) is paired with UCS.