You Are the Supervisor of a New Reference Microbiology Laboratory

question 68

Multiple Choice

You are the supervisor of a new reference microbiology laboratory, which will receive clinical specimens for identification of bacterial pathogens.When choosing the types of media to order for culture and isolation procedures in your laboratory, what question(s) do you need to answer?

• A)What type of bacteria will you be culturing?
• B)What are the growth factors required by the bacteria that you will be identifying?
• C)What kind of microbiota will the patient specimens contain?
• D)All statements are correct.

Recognize the role of operant conditioning in shaping behavior.

Distinguish between classical and operant conditioning.

Identify the phenomena of generalization, discrimination, and extinction within the context of conditioning.

Appreciate the historical significance and experimental foundations of classical and operant conditioning theories.

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