Consent Is Implied

question 8

Multiple Choice

Consent is implied

• A) when the patient's life is threatened if the procedure is not performed.
• B) when the physician acts in the patient's best interest.
• C) when the physician finds other concerns during the course of surgery.
• D) during all of these situations.

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Definitions:

System I

A term often used in behavioral economics to describe the fast, instinctive, and emotional way of thinking, as opposed to slower, more deliberative thinking.

Availability

The ease with which a particular piece of information can be recalled from memory, often influenced by recent experience or emotional impact.

Representativeness Heuristics

A mental shortcut used to judge the probability of an event by its similarity to a prototype or stereotype.

System II

refers to the deliberative, analytical and slower thinking process in dual-process theories of cognition.