The Potential for Important Information to Be Ignored or Overlooked

question 11

Multiple Choice

The potential for important information to be ignored or overlooked (even that which is personally addressed) while tangential information receives attention is referred to as _____.

• A) noise
• B) information richness
• C) information overload
• D) information distortion
• E) information circle

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Definitions:

Viruses

Microscopic infectious agents that replicate only inside the living cells of an organism and can cause disease.

Antibiotics

Medicinal substances used to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria, often used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections.

Carbonic Anhydrase

Enzyme in red blood cells that speeds the formation of carbonic acid from water and carbon dioxide.

Carbonic Acid

A weak acid formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water, playing a key role in buffering blood pH.