Rather Than Using Words Like Mailman,chairman,or Alderman

question 24

Multiple Choice

Rather than using words like mailman,chairman,or alderman

• A) substitute the word woman.
• B) use words that are not gender specific.
• C) use appropriate labels when you know the gender of the subject.
• D) use the word one.

Understand the physiological responses and adaptations to changes in water and electrolyte balance.

Recognize the function and regulation mechanisms of key hormones involved in fluid and electrolyte balance.

Grasp the importance of intracellular and extracellular fluid electrolyte concentrations on body function.

Appreciate the relationship between membrane characteristics and intracellular versus extracellular fluid composition.

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Definitions:

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds an exact copy of what is seen for a very brief period of time, usually under a second.

Serial Position Effect

A phenomenon in memory research indicating that people tend to remember the first and last items in a series better than the middle items.

State-Dependent Memory

The phenomenon where an individual's ability to retrieve information is enhanced when they are in the same state of consciousness as when the memory was encoded.

Implicit Memory

Memory that enables task execution without the conscious recognition of influencing past experiences.