You Are Working in a Cancer Lab and Are Interested

question 34

Multiple Choice

You are working in a cancer lab and are interested in identifying some genes that are important in the onset of lung cancer.You have several genes you think may be involved,so you "print" spots of the DNA sequences of interest on a microarray slide.After doing this,you isolate mRNA from both normal lung cells and cancerous lung cells.Before you use these mRNAs to probe the microarray slide,what do you need to do?

• A)make cDNA and amplify the cDNA using PCR
• B)sequence the mRNA
• C)clone each mRNA into a BAC vector
• D)amplify the mRNA using PCR
• E)add reverse transcriptase and fluorescent nucleotides to the mRNA to make cDNA

Recognize the importance of cognitive processes in learning.

Identify historical figures and their contributions to the field of learning and behaviorism.

Understand the significance of adaptability and its relation to learned behaviors.

Understand the significance and implications of symbolic speech.

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Definitions:

Big Five

refers to a theory of personality that identifies five main dimensions of human personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Nomothetic

An approach in psychology that seeks to study and identify general laws and principles that apply to all individuals.

Idiographic

An approach in psychological research focusing on the unique aspects of individual personalities or cases as opposed to universal laws.

Gordon Allport

A psychologist who pioneered the study of personality, emphasizing the uniqueness of the individual and the importance of the current context for understanding behavior.