Abraham Is Attempting to Determine the Number of New Cases

question 4

Multiple Choice

Abraham is attempting to determine the number of new cases of HIV in his community and the gender and socioeconomic status of those infected. He finds that the majority of those infected are homosexuals. These characteristics under study are called

• A) demographics.
• B) socionics.
• C) semiotics.
• D) ethnographies.

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Definitions:

Visualizing

The process of mentally picturing something, which can enhance understanding, memory, or planning.

Actively Encoded

Information that is consciously worked on and processed in such a way that it becomes part of one's long-term memory.

Working Memory

The part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate, conscious perceptual and linguistic processing, integral for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behavior.

Seven-digit Numbers

Typically refer to a standard telephone number length in many countries, highlighting the capacity of human short-term memory to process this amount of information.