Which Nutrient Deficiency Is Most Likely to Cause an Anemia

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which nutrient deficiency is most likely to cause an anemia that appears microcytic and hypochromic?

• A)Folic acid
• B)Pyridoxine
• C)Iron
• D)Vitamin B₁₂

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Definitions:

Psychophysics

The branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and sensory perceptions and responses.

Discriminated Stimuli

Stimuli in operant conditioning that signal when a particular response will lead to a certain outcome.

Detected Stimuli

Sensory input from the environment that is recognized and processed by the nervous system.

Signal-Detection Theory

The theory that perceiving or not perceiving a stimulus is actually a judgment about whether a momentary sensory experience is due to background noise alone or to the background noise plus a signal.