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How would the nurse differentiate between premature atrial contractions (PACs) and premature junctional contractions (PJCs) on the patient's cardiac monitor tracing?
Discrimination
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, gender, or disability.
Extinction
In behavioral psychology, the process by which a previously reinforced behavior is weakened by no longer being reinforced, leading to a decrease in the occurrence of the behavior.
Generalization
The process by which individuals apply learned behaviors and responses to similar but new situations.
Spread Of Effect
The diffusion of emotional responses or behaviors from one context to another; in learning, it refers to the generalization of behaviors to similar stimuli.
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