Which Term Describes Efforts to Improve the Environment in Order

question 108

Multiple Choice

Which term describes efforts to improve the environment in order to prevent new cases of mental illness from developing?

• A)social ecology
• B)primary prevention
• C)tertiary prevention
• D)secondary prevention

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Definitions:

Testing Effect

The enhanced memory performance and retention resulting from the act of retrieving information during a test, as opposed to simply re-reading or reviewing material.

Enhanced Memory

An improvement in the ability to recall or recognize information compared to normal memory function.

Automatic Processing

Automatic processing involves the unconscious encoding of incidental information such as space, time, and frequency, and well-learned information.

Visual Scene

The array of objects, spaces, and details visible in a specific field of view at any given moment.