List the Four Biological Explanations of Behavior

question 144

Essay

List the four biological explanations of behavior.

Understand the impact of observer effects, including reactivity and bias, on the validity of observations and assessments.

Recognize the significance of intelligence tests and their criticisms.

Understand the concept of syndrome in the context of mental health.

Familiarize with the clinical process of diagnosis and the rationale behind it.

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Definitions:

Nitrogen Bases

Organic molecules that serve as the building blocks of nucleotides, which in turn make up nucleic acids like DNA and RNA. The main nitrogen bases are adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil.

RNA Primer

The sequence of about five RNA nucleotides that are synthesized during DNA replication to provide a 3' end to which DNA polymerase adds nucleotides. The RNA primer is later degraded and replaced with DNA.

RNA Primase

An enzyme that creates a short RNA primer as the first step in DNA replication, necessary for DNA polymerase to initiate synthesis.

Okazaki Fragments

Short sequences of DNA nucleotides which are synthesized discontinuously and later joined together during DNA replication on the lagging strand.