What Cells Decline in Number During the Final Phase of HIV

question 12

Multiple Choice

What cells decline in number during the final phase of HIV ^-1 infection, when an individual is said to have AIDS?

• A) memory B cells
• B) helper T (T_H) cells
• C) plasma cells
• D) B cells

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Definitions:

Information-Processing Model

A cognitive approach that compares the mind to a computer, emphasizing how information is input, processed, stored, and retrieved.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds a brief photographic image of a scene that has just been observed.

Capacity

The maximum amount that something can contain or the ability to perform, function, or produce effectively.

Sperling

A psychologist who conducted pioneering research on the capacity of sensory memory, using a technique that demonstrated the brief duration of iconic memory.