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When the number of receptors decreases in response to rising hormone levels, called down - regulation, cellular activity is reduced. | down - regulation |
Qualitative sociology seeks to understand human behavior by learning about it through in - depth interviews, focus groups, and analysis of content sources( like books, magazines, journals, and popular media). | Qualitative sociology |
Elder abuse occurs when a caretaker intentionally deprives an older person of care or harms the person in his or her charge. | Elder abuse |
Proto - oncogenes are normal genes that, when mutated in certain ways, become oncogenes, genes that cause a cell to become cancerous. | Proto - oncogenes |
Philosopher William James was one of the key proponents of the closely related concept of pragmatism, which held that Americans needed to experiment with different ideas and perspectives to find the truth about American society, rather than assuming that there was truth in old, previously accepted models. | pragmatism |
The first was Roscoe Conkling, Republican senator from New York and leader of the Stalwarts, a group that strongly supported continuation of the current spoils system. | the Stalwarts |
Phloem is the second type of vascular tissue ; it transports sugars, proteins, and other solutes throughout the plant. | Phloem |
According to Friedman and Rosenman, these individuals exhibit Type A behavior pattern ; those who are more relaxed and laid - back were characterized as Type B. | Type A behavior pattern Type B |
At depths greater than 200 m, light can not penetrate ; thus, this is referred to as the aphotic zone. | the aphotic zone |
Movement of the limbs inward after abduction is an example of adduction. | adduction |
There are different types of economic integration across the globe, ranging from free trade agreements, in which participants allow each other ’s imports without tariffs or quotas, to common markets, in which participants have a common external trade policy as well as free trade within the group, to full economic unions, in which, in addition to a common market, monetary and fiscal policies are coordinated. | free trade agreements common markets full economic unions |
This is the purchase of long - term government and private mortgage - backed securities by central banks to make credit available so as to stimulate aggregate demand. | This |
Osmosis is the transport of water through a semipermeable membrane from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration. | Osmosis |
The stimulating growth factor was found to be cytokinin, a hormone that promotes cytokinesis( cell division). | cytokinin cytokinesis |
This phenomenon is called passive immunity ; it also occurs naturally during breastfeeding, which makes breastfed infants highly resistant to infections during the first few months of life. | passive immunity |
The Tenth Amendment affirms the states ’ reserved powers : “ The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. ” | The Tenth Amendment |
The animal genes containing homeobox sequences are specifically referred to as Hox genes. | Hox genes |
Recording of the heart ’s magnetic field as it beats is called a magnetocardiogram( MCG), while measurements of the brain ’s magnetic field is called a magnetoencephalogram( MEG). | a magnetocardiogram MCG a magnetoencephalogram MEG |
Mammalian integument, or skin, includes secretory glands with various functions. | Mammalian integument |
Barcoding is a technique in which one or more short gene sequences, taken from a well - characterized portion of the genome, are used to identify a species through DNA analysis. | Barcoding |
Infinite elasticity or perfect elasticity refers to the extreme case where either the quantity demanded( Qd) or supplied( Qs) changes by an infinite amount in response to any change in price at all. | Infinite elasticity perfect elasticity |
High temperatures will eventually cause enzymes, like other biological molecules, to denature, a process that changes the natural properties of a substance. | denature |
There is a certain probability of finding the particle at a given location, and the overall pattern is called a probability distribution. | a probability distribution |
Dominant traits are those that are inherited unchanged in a hybridization. | Dominant traits |
Sociologists describe this aspect of schools as the hidden curriculum, the informal teaching done by schools. | the hidden curriculum |
This general effect is called surface tension. | surface tension |
In pairwise - end sequencing, both ends of each fragment are analyzed for overlap. | pairwise - end sequencing |
Plants such as coleus and money plant are propagated through stem cuttings, where a portion of the stem containing nodes and internodes is placed in moist soil and allowed to root. | stem cuttings |
The social benefit of the drug takes into account the value of all the positive externalities of the drug. | The social benefit of the drug |
Social epidemiology is the study of the causes and distribution of diseases. | Social epidemiology |
Mania is a state of extreme elation and agitation. | Mania |
With respect to entropy, there are only two possibilities : entropy is constant for a reversible process, and it increases for an irreversible process. | entropy |
Such differences are known as sexual dimorphisms, which arise from the fact that in many populations, particularly animal populations, there is more variance in the reproductive success of the males than there is of the females. | sexual dimorphisms |
Expulsion refers to a subordinate group being forced, by a dominant group, to leave a certain area or country. | Expulsion |
Schemata are concepts( mental models) that are used to help us categorize and interpret information. | Schemata |
One of the first forms of cognitive - behavioral therapy was rational emotive therapy( RET), which was founded by Albert Ellis and grew out of his dislike of Freudian psychoanalysis( Daniel, n.d.). | rational emotive therapy RET |
An opioid is one of a category of drugs that includes heroin, morphine, methadone, and codeine. | An opioid |
The club mosses, or phylum Lycopodiophyta, are the earliest group of seedless vascular plants. | The club mosses phylum Lycopodiophyta |
In the United States, the central bank is called the Federal Reserve — often abbreviated as just “ the Fed. ” This section explains the organization of the U.S. Federal Reserve and identifies the major responsibilities of a central bank. | the Federal Reserve the Fed |
Homeostasis is a state of equilibrium, in which biological conditions( such as body temperature) are maintained at optimal levels. | Homeostasis |
In contrast, convergent thinking describes the ability to provide a correct or well - established answer or solution to a problem( Cropley, 2006 ; Gilford, 1967) | convergent thinking |
The national security advisor heads the president ’s National Security Council, a group of senior - level staff from multiple foreign policy agencies, and is generally the president ’s top foreign policy advisor. | The national security advisor |
The net worth is the asset value minus how much is owed( the liability). | The net worth the liability |
The ASA maintains a code of ethics — formal guidelines for conducting sociological research — consisting of principles and ethical standards to be used in the discipline. | The ASA |
In stems, the xylem and the phloem form a structure called a vascular bundle ; in roots, this is termed the vascular stele or vascular cylinder. | a vascular bundle |
A total institution is one in which inmates or military soldiers live a controlled lifestyle and in which total resocialization takes place. | A total institution |
A private company is owned by the people who run it on a day - to - day basis. | A private company |