The Following Disease Characteristic Is the MOST Accurate Predictor of Patient

question 34

Multiple Choice

The following disease characteristic is the MOST accurate predictor of patient adherence:

• A) severity of the disease as seen by the attending physician.
• B) patient's perception of the severity of the disease.
• C) severity of the medication's side effects.
• D) a medication with no side effects.

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Definitions:

Sensory Registers

The initial processing systems in the brain that hold incoming information from the senses for a very brief period of time.

STM

Stands for Short-Term Memory, which is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

LTM

Stands for Long-Term Memory, which is the capability of the brain to store, preserve, and recall information over extended periods of time.

Sperling's Experiments

Studies conducted by George Sperling that investigated the capacity and duration of visual sensory memory.