Physicians Regularly Overstate the Expected Recovery Time from Surgery, Knowing

question 41

Multiple Choice

Physicians regularly overstate the expected recovery time from surgery, knowing that managing patients' expectations will reduce the ________ gap associated with their service.

• A)knowledge
• B)empowerment
• C)delivery
• D)standards
• E)communication

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Definitions:

Generalization

The process of forming general statements or conclusions from specific instances.

Extinguished CR

In classical conditioning, this refers to the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of the conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes elicited by the stimulus after repeated associations with an unconditioned stimulus.

Hypodermic Needle

This refers to a slender, hollow needle attached to a syringe, used for injecting substances into the body or extracting fluids from it.