A(n) ______________ Is Objective Evidence of a Disease or of a Patient's

question 21

Short Answer

A(n) ______________ is objective evidence of a disease or of a patient's condition as perceived by the patient's examining physician.

Understand the principles of defining words accurately, including the importance of specificity and context.

Identify appropriate genera and differentia for constructing definitions.

Distinguish between literal and metaphorical definitions.

Recognize the role of abstraction level in selecting a genus for definitions.

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Definitions:

Guilty

A legal term for a person determined to have committed a crime or a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

Warn

To inform someone of possible dangers or problems, or to advise caution.

Shape Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon where the perceived shape of an object remains constant despite changes in the angle of observation or illumination.

Ponzo Illusion

A visual illusion where two horizontal lines of identical length appear different in length because of their background cues, demonstrating depth perception.