Sensitivity Is the Ability to Correctly Identify and Classify Individuals

question 28

Multiple Choice

Sensitivity is the ability to correctly identify and classify individuals within the population who are truly malnourished as confirmed by a test, while specificity is the ability to correctly identify individuals:

• A) who are truly malnourished but do not require a test.
• B) who are not malnourished within a population, as confirmed by screening which produces a negative result.
• C) who are not malnourished within a population, as confirmed by screening which produces a positive result.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

A learning process through which behaviors are acquired by watching and imitating the actions of others.

Peripheral-Route

A method of persuasion that relies on cues outside of the message content itself, like the attractiveness or credibility of the source.

Central-Route

A method of persuasion that involves deeply processing the content of the message, considering logical and factual arguments.

Attribution Theory

The theory of how people make attributions.