Lane Is Learning to Recognize Lowercase Letters

question 45

Multiple Choice

Lane is learning to recognize lowercase letters. He is able to do this by ignoring the fact that some lowercase letters do not look like their uppercase counterparts. This is an example of

• A) decoding.
• B) encoding.
• C) automaticity.
• D) memory.

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Definitions:

Nursing Diagnosis

A clinical judgment about individual, family, or community experiences/responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety and to cope with reality and internal conflict.

Rationalization

A psychological strategy where questionable actions or emotions are rationalized in an apparently logical way, sidestepping the real reasons behind them.

Involuntarily Committed

A legal process through which individuals are placed into a psychiatric treatment facility against their will due to concerns about their risk to themselves or others.