AAMC #2

Question 1

what is guaranteed when UV light hits organic bonds

Answer 1

electron excitation.

Question 2

when they are the same size, is an alcohol more or less polar than a ketone?

Answer 2

more

Question 3

after radioactive decay, are all daughter nuclei radioactive?

Answer 3

not necessarily.

Question 4

when ATP loses a phosphate, what is the name of the phosphate that is lost?

Answer 4

gamme phosphate

Question 5

why does DNA high in GC content have more stability?

Answer 5

3 H bonds between the bases in CG pairs and also more pi stacking interaction strength.

Question 6

how do you determine the smallest blond length

Answer 6

look at size of atomic radii

Question 7

draw sign conventions for lenses and mirrors

Answer 7

ok.

Question 8

ubiquitination targets a protein for degradation by a ____

Answer 8

proteosome

Question 9

ATP is a type of _____

Answer 9

nucleotide

Question 10

when a macrophage phagocytoses something, it eventually ends up in a _____

Answer 10

lysosome

Question 11

what amino acid forms disulfide linkages?

Answer 11

cysteine

Question 12

posttranslational modifications are analyzed by what method?

Answer 12

western blot

Question 13

the - ends of microtubules are anchored in the ___

Answer 13

centrosome

Question 14

what is another word for local traditions

Answer 14

culture

Question 15

what is another word for behavioral standards

Answer 15

norms

Question 16

demand characteristic

Answer 16

is a subtle cue that makes participants aware of what the experimenter expects to find or how participants are expected to behave.

Question 17

social gradient in health

Answer 17

the phenomenon whereby people who are less advantaged in terms of socioeconomic position have worse health (and shorter lives) than those who are more advantaged.

Question 18

which class of drugs has the lowest risk of dependence?

Answer 18

hallucinogens

Question 19

racialization

Answer 19

racialization is when you ascribe racial identities to a group that doesn’t agree with that label.

Question 20

what is the term for groupthink on the individual level

Answer 20

confirmation bias

Question 21

The misinformation effect

Answer 21

refers to the tendency for post-event information to interfere with the memory of the original event.

Question 22

cognitive behavioral therapy

Answer 22

CBT first addresses maladaptive behaviors through behavior therapy to systematically modify a person’s behavior. This is followed by sessions designed to foster cognitive change, through self-assessments.

Question 23

Thomas theorem

Answer 23

If you believe something, it will affect your behavior regardless of reality