What Are VNTRs

question 59

Multiple Choice

What are VNTRs?

• A) fragments of DNA that have been denatured
• B) nucleotide sequences that correspond to specific genes
• C) distinct nucleotide sequences that everyone has in different numbers
• D) nucleotide sequences that are different in different individuals

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Definitions:

Personality Psychology

The study of individual differences in personality and how they affect behavior and mental processes.

Psychogenic Needs

Psychological desires or requirements that motivate individuals to act in certain ways, often described in terms of satisfaction and emotional well-being.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, often considered in psychology as patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior.

Henry Murray

An American psychologist who co-developed the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and advanced the theory of needs, emphasizing psychogenic needs in personality.