Patient Rights _____

question 1

Multiple Choice

Patient rights _____.

• A) are ethically based and cannot be enforced by law
• B) have been formalized into statutory provisions by some states
• C) recognize that the provider determines the extent of treatment
• D) require patients to be passive participants in their health care

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Definitions:

Place Theory

A theory in hearing that suggests different areas of the cochlea are activated by different frequencies of sound, enabling us to discern pitch.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus required to be correctly perceived by sensory systems at least 50% of the time.

Difference Threshold

The minimal change in stimulus that can just barely be detected by an organism, also known as the just noticeable difference (JND).

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision proposing that colors are perceived through the relative rates of response by three kinds of cones, each one sensitive to a range of wavelengths.