Posts by Steven Colyer:
question Valence bond theory answer tied to Lewis’s idea of bonding electron pairs between atoms and lone pairs of electrons localized on a particular atom question molecular orbital theory answer derives molecular orbitals that are spread out (delocalized) over the molecule by combining atomic orbitals to form a set of orbitals that are the property […]
Read morequestion J. J. Thompson model answer 1898 atom possesses a spherical shape (r = 10-10 m = 1 Å) – +ve charge uniformly distributed – e– embedded into it – to give most stable electrostatic arrangement Also called apple pie, plum pudding, raisin pudding, watermelon. can be visualized as a watermelon of positive charge w/ seeds […]
Read morequestion Nuclear Chemistry answer Defined as the application of procedures and techniques common to chemistry to study the structure of the nucleus and to define the nature of the fundamental particles. question Radiochemistry answer The chemistry of radioactive materials, where radioactive isotopes of elements are used to study the properties and chemical reactions of non-radioactive […]
Read morequestion order of solar system answer mercury venus earth mars (asteroid belt) jupiter saturn uranus neptune question stellar cluster answer grouping of large stars that have gravitational interaction/attraction with each other and are relatively close to one another question binary star answer two stars orbiting a common centre question black dwarf answer the remnant of […]
Read morequestion The first triumvirate answer before the play begins question The second triumvirate answer after Caesar dies question Who’s who in the first triumvirate? answer Julius Casaer, Crassus, Pompey question Who’s who in the second triumvirate? answer Octavius Caesar, Mark Antony, M. Lepidus question Julius Caesar answer dictator of Rome question Calpurnia answer Caesar’s wife […]
Read morequestion civil liberties answer the constitutional and other legal protections against government actions – formally set down in the BOR question U of WI Madison V. Southworth answer if a university determines that its mission is well served if the students have the means to engage in dynamic discussion on a broad range of issues, […]
Read morequestion Neuroanatomy answer Structures and connections question Neurochemistry answer Neurotransmitters, and neurochemical functions of neurons question Neuroendocrinology answer interactions between the endocrine system and the nervous system question Neuropathology answer examine brain disease and dysfunctions question Neurology answer field of medicine concerned with functional examination of the human brain question Nueropharmacology answer examines drug effects […]
Read morequestion Glutamate answer Excitatory NT question Aspartate answer Excitatory NT question AMPA answer Excitatory ionotropic glutamate receptor question Kainake answer Excitatory ionotropic glutamate receptor question NMDA answer Excitatory ionotropic glutamate receptor *Blocked by Mg ion *needs 2 glutamate to bind question GABA answer Inhibitory ionotropic glutamate receptor question mGluR answer Modulatory glutamate receptor question excitotoxicity […]
Read morequestion During middle childhood, __________ medical conditions are common and __________ medical conditions are rare. answer acute; chronic question A child who can think logically about the “here and now” but not abstractly is in which of Piaget’s stages? answer concrete operational question Children in Piaget’s concrete operational stage show increased skill in all of […]
Read morequestion American Sign Language (ASL) answer A natural language that has been developed and used by people who are deaf that is based a system of manual gestures. question Accent answer How an individual pronounces words. question Additive bilingualism answer The situation where two languages are of equal value and neither dominates the other. question […]
Read morequestion ionic bond answer bond resulting from a transfer of electrons (electrons being ripped off) question covalent bond answer bond resulting from the sharing of electrons question nonpolar answer electrons shared equally question polar covalent bond answer bond resulting from electrons shared unequally question buffer answer substance that resists changes in pH question bicarbonate ion […]
Read morequestion The Guest answer Albert Camus 1957 question Metamorphosis answer Franz Kafka 1915 question The Divine Comedy answer Dante 1472 question The Death Of Ivan Ilyich answer Leo Tolstoy 1886 question A Simple Heart answer Flaubert 1887 question Notes from the Underground answer Dostoyevsky 1864 question Zaabalawi answer Mahfouz 1963 question Matryona’s Home answer Solzhenitsyn […]
Read morequestion Who wrote “Adam and Eve In Paradise”? answer John Milton question What handicap did the author suffer? answer blindness question What major work is this selection taken from? answer “Paradise Lost” question Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat from what? answer The Tree of Knowledge question What did Eve do when she first […]
Read morequestion A life-span theorist believes that: answer the developmental changes occur in the child and adolescent years of life. question Life expectancy increased during the 20th century because of improvements in: answer all of the above. (sanitation, nutrition, medicine). question Life expectancy refers to: answer the average number of years a person can expect to […]
Read morequestion who wrote the lamb answer blake question who wrote amazing grace answer newton question who wrote the life of samuel johnson answer boswell question who wrote oh happy day answer doddridge question who wrote the deserted village answer goldsmith question who wrote rock of ages answer toplady question who wrote soldiers of christ arise […]
Read morequestion Moby Dick answer America’s only epic question Ishmael answer narrator of Moby Dick question Starbuck answer Captain Ahab’s first mate question Fedallah answer became entangled in the ship’s lines and drowned question Moby Dick’s odor answer first caused the men to realize that the whale was nearby question his family answer of whom Captain […]
Read morequestion When to withhold Heparin? answer The expected value for aPTT is 40 seconds. A therapeutic level of heparin increases the aPTT by a factor of 1.5 to 2, making the aPTT 60 to 80 seconds. An aPTT level of 98 is above the expected reference range, indicating that the dosage should be reduced or […]
Read morequestion What is Abnormal Behavior answer feelings an thoughts that are not normal from what people display question STATISTICAL INFREQUENCY (ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR- answer behavior can be measured along a distribution conditions we see in daily life that are not thought to be abnormal. question VIOLATION OF NORMS (ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR)- answer behavior goes against what the […]
Read morequestion 1. Authoritarian 2. Authoritative- firm, fair, flexible, willing to change as child grows 3. Permissive- indulgent; can’t say no 4. Conditional Regard- I will only love you if.. 5. Unconditional Positive Regard answer Parenting Styles question the different ways in which people act, feel, and think answer What is personality? question if it feels […]
Read morequestion Strategic Family Therapy key concepts answer 1. Therapy is brief, process-focused, and solution oriented 2. Change results when the family follows the therapist’s directions and change transactions 3. The focus is on solving problems in the present 4. The therapist designs strategies for change question Adlerian Family Therapy answer 1. First person of modern […]
Read morequestion Social Psychology answer The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another. question Attribution Theory answer The theory that we explain someone’s behavior by crediting either the situation or the person’s disposition. question Fundamental Attribution Error answer The tendency for observers, when analyzing another’s behavior, to underestimate the impact […]
Read morequestion Patterns of emotions, behaviors, or thoughts inappropriate to the situation and leading to personal distress or the inability to achieve goals answer Psychopathology question False sensory experiences such as hearing voices answer Hallucinations question Extreme thinking disorders involving persistent false beliefs -paranioa answer Delusions question Emotion or mood answer Affect question View that mental […]
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