A 17-Year-Old College-Bound Student Receives a Vaccine Against an Organism

question 8

Multiple Choice

A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that causes meningitis.This is an example of

• A) primary prevention.
• B) secondary prevention.
• C) tertiary prevention.
• D) disease treatment.

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Definitions:

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds a brief visual representation of a scene that has been perceived, lasting only a fraction of a second.

Shallow Processing

Encoding on a basic level, based on the structure or appearance of words.

Encoding Failure

a situation in which information does not enter the long-term memory due to inadequate attention to or processing of the information.

Rehearsal

The act of practicing or repeating information or actions to enhance memory or performance.