The Creation of a New Procedure for Processing Information Is

question 94

Multiple Choice

The creation of a new procedure for processing information is

• A) encoding.
• B) automaticity.
• C) strategy construction.
• D) metacognition.

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Definitions:

Compulsions

Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.

Catatonia

A state of psycho-motor immobility and behavioral abnormality, often seen in schizophrenia and certain mood disorders.

Biopsychosocial Approach

An interdisciplinary model that examines the interconnection between biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors in understanding health and illness.

Evolutionary Processes

Evolutionary processes are mechanisms through which species undergo changes over time due to genetic variation and natural selection.