You Joined a Team Just as It Was Finishing Up

question 85

Multiple Choice

You joined a team just as it was finishing up a big and much anticipated project at your company. You feel a little insecure as the team's newest member and the one who contributed the least to this project. At the next staff meeting your boss thanks you for all your hard work in making the project a success. Instead of this making you feel good, you feel uncomfortable, interpreting the comment as a sarcastic remark about how little you actually participated in this project. This is an example of a ________.

• A)psychological barrier
• B)semantic barrier
• C)language barrier
• D)physiological barrier
• E)mixed message

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Definitions:

Oncogene

A gene that has the potential to cause cancer, usually by being mutated or expressed at high levels.

Tumor Cell

A cell that has undergone genetic changes enabling it to divide uncontrollably and possibly lead to cancer.

Checkpoint Gene

A gene that regulates cell cycle checkpoints to ensure cells do not divide unless certain conditions are met, playing a key role in preventing cancer.

Proto-Oncogene

Gene that, by mutation, can become an oncogene.