When Businesses Adopt Voluntary Policies for Protecting the Privacy of Individuals

question 37

Multiple Choice

When businesses adopt voluntary policies for protecting the privacy of individuals' information disclosed during electronic transactions,this is called:

• A) Industry self-regulation.
• B) Privacy legislation.
• C) Consumer self-help.
• D) Business privacy regulation.

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Definitions:

Information-Processing Model

A framework in cognitive psychology that describes the mind's ability to process information through various stages, similar to a computer.

Sensory Register

The initial processing center for incoming sensory information, capturing brief impressions from each of the senses.

Short-Term Storage

The component of memory where small amounts of information can be kept for a short period of time, typically just seconds to minutes.

Information-Processing Approach

A perspective in psychology that compares human thinking processes to computer analysis, focusing on how people process, store, encode, retrieve, and manipulate information to make decisions and solve problems.