COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT an Acquaintance of Yours Was Just Arrested on a Charge

question 37

Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT An acquaintance of yours was just arrested on a charge of phishing. Why would someone be arrested for phishing?

• A) It allows anyone with a computer and a communications device to connect to the Internet over either a wired or a wireless connection without paying for that connection
• B) It enables scam artists to steal personal information
• C) It blocks equal access to the Internet for all users
• D) It entices novice computer users to use unreliable information on the Internet

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Definitions:

Dark Adaptation

The process by which the eyes become more sensitive to light in low illumination, allowing for better vision in the dark.

Light Adaptation

The recovery of the eye’s sensitivity to visual stimuli in light after exposure to darkness.

Afterimage Resolution

The process by which the visual perception of an image continues to appear in one's vision after the exposure to the original image has ceased.

Opponent-Process Theory

A theory of color vision and emotion that explains how contrasting colors and emotions are processed in relation to each other.