Universal Precautions Are

question 65

Multiple Choice

Universal precautions are

• A)specific measures that astronauts take in space to avoid leaving microorganisms beyond the Earth.
• B)specific measures that health-care workers should take to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens in the workplace.
• C)rules used to avoid mismatched blood types in transfusions.
• D)the careful administration of clotting factors to stop bleeding during surgery.

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Definitions:

Reflex Response

An automatic, involuntary reaction to a specific stimulus without conscious control, such as blinking in response to a puff of air.

Classical Conditioning

An associative learning process in which two stimuli are paired repeatedly, causing a response that initially comes from the second stimulus to eventually come from the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any need for prior learning or conditioning.