Which Test Is the Confirming Test for People Who Initially

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which test is the confirming test for people who initially tested antibody-positive in the screening ELISA test?

• A)Ouchterlony double diffusion
• B)Western Blot
• C)immunelectrophoresis
• D)radioimmunoassay (RIA)
• E)the Quellung test

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A mode of thinking within a cohesive group whereby pressures for unanimity overwhelm the members’ motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.

Condemning

Expressing strong disapproval or censure of someone or something.

Status Generalization

A process through which differences in members’ status characteristics lead to different performance expectations and, hence, affect patterns of interaction in groups; the tendency for a member’s status inside a group to reflect his or her status outside that group.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.