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1
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does heat break covalent bonds?

A

no

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2
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can air hold more or less water with lower temperature

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less

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3
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2pir/T

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velocity

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4
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right functional groups in fischer

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below the plane

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5
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what happens in the thymus

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T cell maturation

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6
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how many protons move with a molecule of NADH

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10

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7
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shaping

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process by which an individual is reinforced for successive approximations of target behavior

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8
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what is related to working memory

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frontal lobe

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9
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sympathetic nervous system

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arouses body during stress

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10
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Glycine

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inhibitory neurotransmitter

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11
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poverty feminization

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women making up more of the poor in the U.S.

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12
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social desirability

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tendency of survey respondents to answer questions in a manner that would be viewed favorable

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13
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-log(1e-6)

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6

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14
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james lange theory

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ANS arousal causes emotional states

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15
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pre-operational

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2-7

symbolic play

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16
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how are charge, voltage, and capacitance related?

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Q=CV

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17
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what is the best dietary source of phosphorus

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nucleic acids, DNA/RNA

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18
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neutron to proton

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B- decay

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19
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what composes the colon

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large intestine, rectum, anus

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20
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cognitive-behavioral therapy

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short term

focus on a very specific problem

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21
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parallel play

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common in preschool

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22
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hydroxyapatite

A

Ca5(PO4)3OH

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23
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gas –> liquid –> solid

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exothermic

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24
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cones are located at

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the center of the retina

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25
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is primary or secondary immune response faster

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secondary

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26
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where would the gene for overexpression be found?

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non-coding or packaging region

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27
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increase Km

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competitive

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28
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absolute threshold

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minimum intensity of a stimulus required to detect the stimulus 50% of the time

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29
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psychodynamic theory

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discarded views of personality

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30
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polygyny

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one man and multiple women

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31
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what is related to declarative memory

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hippocampus

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32
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wavelength of IR

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> 700nm

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33
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solid –> liquid –> gas

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endothermic

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34
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what is related to microsleeps

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sleep deprivation

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35
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construct

A

variable that cannot be seen or touched

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36
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is an amide singlet up or downfield in NMR?

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downfield

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37
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what biological change occurs with schizophrenia

A

increased dopamine

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38
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maslow

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hierarchy of needs

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39
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generalization

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broadening conditioned responses to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus

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40
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what is melatonin related to

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sleepiness

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41
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action potential scheme

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dendrites, cell body, axon, synapse

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42
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work-energy theorem

A

KE(f)=KE(i)+W

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43
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what does beta-oxidation do to an even chain carbon

A

generate acetyl coA (2 C each)

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44
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impurities

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broaden the melting point

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45
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western blot

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amount of protein

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46
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osmotic pressure

A

MRT

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47
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what does KMnO4 do

A

oxidizing agent

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48
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wavelength of UV light

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less than 400nm

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49
Q

habituation

A

continuous exposure to a stimulus in order to eliminate responses elicited by the stimulus

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50
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group

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column

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51
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parietal lobe

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sensory

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52
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what does adding oxygen do to a molecule

A

oxidize

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53
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what happens to the coat protein when a virus infects a cell

A

remains extracellular

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54
Q

e- withdrawing substituents

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increase Ka and acidity

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55
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how can apoptosis be observed experimentally

A

DNA fragmentation

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56
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visual cue pathway

A

photoreceptor, optic nerve, lateral geniculate nucleus, striate cortex

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57
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does a downfield shift relate to a high or low ppm reading?

A

high

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58
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demand characteristics

A

participants pick up on the purpose/clues of the study

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59
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centripetal force

A

(mv^2)/r

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60
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significant p value

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less than or equal 0.05

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61
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is Cl- a lewis acid or base

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acid

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62
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symbolic racism

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do not support overtly racist practices but also do not see racism as a problem

63
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are double and triple bonds nucleophilic or electrophilic

A

electrophilic

64
Q

operational

A

> 7

manipulate information, deductive logic

65
Q

at what point is entropy at a maximum

A

equilibrium

66
Q

GABA

A

CNS inhibitory neurotransmitter

67
Q

multiple hit hypothesis

A

cancer requires addition of multiple mutations

68
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lung inflation is due to

A

difference in pressure

69
Q

deductive

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general statement used to draw a conclusion about examples

70
Q

operational definitions

A

ways to measure and define a construct

71
Q

what secretes insulin

A

adrenal glands

72
Q

are electrophiles lewis acids or lewis bases

A

acids

73
Q

distance is

A

Vot + .5at^2

74
Q

deindividuation

A

no individual sense of responsibility, mob mentality

75
Q

what shows a direct correlation to increased health

A

increased income

76
Q

what does beta-oxidation do to an odd chain carbon

A

all but the last 5 become acetyl coA, the last five become acetyl coA (2C) and a succinyl coA (3C)

77
Q

decrease area leads to what changes in velocity and pressure

A

increase velocity, decrease in pressure

potential collapse

78
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desensitization

A

gradual increases in exposure to a stimulus in order to eliminate responses elicited by the stimulus

79
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Standard temperature and pressure

A

22.4L is 1 mole of gas

80
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how long do symptoms persist for major depressive disorder

A

two weeks

81
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what is a synonym for the anomeric position

A

invertible epimer

82
Q

examples of reactive oxygen species

A

H2O2, O2- (radical)

83
Q

amide

A

N-C=O

84
Q

how does a displacement reaction affect stereochemistry

A

inverts

85
Q

primary aging

A

biological

86
Q

what sequence can bind to both the coding and the template strand

A

palindrome

87
Q

gambler’s fallacy

A

increase at one period will lead to a decrease in the future

88
Q

in anaerobic respiration, what molecule must be regenerated and why

A

NAD+ for glycolysis

89
Q

negativity bias

A

focus on the bad, not the good

90
Q

imine

A

R=N-R

91
Q

what happens during diastole

A

all chambers relax

92
Q

suicide inhibition

A

covalent, irreversible

93
Q

valence

A

happiness and anger

94
Q

loss of function mutation

A

dysfunctional but not deleterious

95
Q

SP protein synthesis

A

C –> N

96
Q

kinship of affinity

A

related by choice

97
Q

is an oncogene mutation likely to be dominant or recessive

A

dominant

98
Q

lacteals

A

intestine, fat absorption

99
Q

B- decay

A

neutron to proton

100
Q

what are catecholamines derived from

A

tyrosine

101
Q

calculation of deltaG

A

deltaG=deltaG(standard)+RTln(prod/react)

102
Q

how is the distance of a sound wave relate to intensity

A

inverse square

103
Q

ethnographies

A

observation through participation

104
Q

positive valence

A

happiness

105
Q

cannon bard theory

A

subcortical activity results in ANS changes and an emotional state

106
Q

polyandry

A

one woman and multiple men

107
Q

thioketone

A

C=S

108
Q

related to pleasure and reward

A

dopamine

109
Q

ethnocentrism

A

belief in the superiority of one’s own cultural standards

110
Q

how many protons move with a molecule of FADH2

A

6

111
Q

RT-PCR

A

amount of RNA

112
Q

period

A

row

113
Q

palindrome

A

read the same 5’-3’ on both sides

114
Q

LTP

A

glutamate

115
Q

what is related to implicit memory

A

cerebellum

116
Q

left functional groups in fischer

A

above the plane

117
Q

lever arm

A

perpendicular to the force/pivot point

118
Q

civil inattention is also known as

A

tactful blindness

119
Q

do T cells produce antibodies

A

no

120
Q

what is related to storage of explicit memory

A

hippocampus

121
Q

Vmax constant

A

competitive

122
Q

Torque

A

F*lever arm

123
Q

thioether

A

R-S-R

124
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schachter singer theory

A

cognitive appraisal

125
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southern blot

A

DNA sequence

126
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amine

A

R-N-R

127
Q

period

A

1/f

128
Q

second shift

A

unequal division of labor in the household between men and women

129
Q

1Pa

A

1N/(m^2)

130
Q

cerebellum

A

implicit memories, balance, refined motor skills

131
Q

reference groups

A

collection of people that are used as a standard of comparison

132
Q

Pvap=Patm at

A

boiling point

133
Q

negative valence

A

anger

134
Q

prodrug

A

administered in its inactive form and biologically cleaved in vivo to its active form

135
Q

related to skeletal muscle movements

A

acetylcholine

136
Q

surfactant

A

anion at the end of a long alkyl chain

137
Q

within-subject

A

people act as their control

138
Q

1 atm is equal to

A

760mmHg and 10^5 Pa

139
Q

house money effect

A

people take greater risks following a large gain

140
Q

vf^2=

A

vi^2 + 2ad

141
Q

10e-7

A

1e-6

142
Q

dramaturgical method

A

stage and actors

143
Q

synonymous mutation

A

no change in AA sequence

144
Q

the big five factor model

A 
neuroticism
extraversion
agreeableness
conscientiousness
open to experience
145
Q

parasympathetic nervous system

A

calms the body

146
Q

where is the anomeric carbon in a fischer projection

A

carbonyl carbon

147
Q

inductive

A

small set of observations used to make a larger statement

148
Q

LED light

A

infrared

149
Q

where are mutations found in familial cancer predisposition

A

DNA repair enzymes

tumor suppressor genes

150
Q

what do reactive oxygen species do

A

oxidize

151
Q

is anabolic synthetic

A

yes

152
Q

ribosome are composed of

A

RNA

153
Q

flashbulb memory

A

emotionally charged event

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