What Do Levels of High-Density Lipoproteins Tell Us About a Person's

question 44

Multiple Choice

What do levels of high-density lipoproteins tell us about a person's health?

• A) HDLs are associated with underweight.
• B) HDLs are highly predictive of cancer.
• C) HDLs are only a small predictor for heart disease.
• D) HDLs are highly predictive of heart disease.

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Definitions:

Maintenance Rehearsal

Using working memory processes to repeat information based on how it sounds (auditory information); provides only shallow encoding of information and less successful long-term storage.

Elaborative Rehearsal

Using working memory processes to think about how new information relates to yourself or your prior knowledge (semantic information); provides deeper encoding of information for more successful long-term storage.

Dual Coding

A theory suggesting that information is stored in both verbal and visual forms to facilitate memory retention.

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing and manipulation.