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  2. Situational theory of problem solving - Wikipedia

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    Constraint recognition limit one's communication behaviors even when he or she has high problem recognition and/or involvement recognition. [4] Involvement Recognition: “a perceived connection between the self and the problem situation.” [1] This variable has the same concept of the level of involvement in the situational theory of publics.

  3. Glossary of biology - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.It is intended as introductory material for novices; for more specific and technical definitions from sub-disciplines and related fields, see Glossary of cell biology, Glossary of genetics, Glossary of evolutionary biology, Glossary of ecology ...

  4. Proximate and ultimate causation - Wikipedia

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    Although the behavior in these two examples is the same, the explanations are based on different sets of factors incorporating evolutionary versus physiological factors. These can be further divided, for example proximate causes may be given in terms of local muscle movements or in terms of developmental biology (see Tinbergen's four questions).

  5. Chicken or the egg - Wikipedia

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    "Chicken-and-egg" is a metaphoric adjective describing situations where it is not clear which of two events should be considered the cause and which should be considered the effect, to express a scenario of infinite regress, or to express the difficulty of sequencing actions where each seems to depend on others being done first.

  6. List of unsolved problems in biology - Wikipedia

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    RNA folding problem: Is it possible to accurately predict the secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of a polyribonucleic acid sequence based on its sequence and environment? Protein design : Is it possible to design highly active enzymes de novo for any desired reaction?

  7. Disruptive selection - Wikipedia

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    These charts depict the different types of genetic selection. On each graph, the x-axis variable is the type of phenotypic trait and the y-axis variable is the amount of organisms. Group A is the original population and Group B is the population after selection. Graph 1 shows directional selection, in which a single extreme phenotype is favored.

  8. Randomness - Wikipedia

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    In situations where a population consists of items that are distinguishable, a random selection mechanism requires equal probabilities for any item to be chosen. That is, if the selection process is such that each member of a population, say research subjects, has the same probability of being chosen, then we can say the selection process is ...

  9. Situation, task, action, result - Wikipedia

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    The situation, task, action, result (STAR) format is a technique [1] used by interviewers to gather all the relevant information about a specific capability that the job requires. [ citation needed ] Situation : The interviewer wants you to present a recent challenging situation in which you found yourself.