Several Times During Carmen's First Week of School, She Mistakenly

question 113

Multiple Choice

Several times during Carmen's first week of school, she mistakenly opened the closet door when she meant to open the door to the bathroom. The BEST explanation for Carmen's mistake is that Carmen

• A) failed to recall the location of the door.
• B) had utilization deficiency.
• C) failed to associate the location of the door with other knowledge.
• D) had not encoded the location of the bathroom door.

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Definitions:

Fetal Hemoglobin

A type of hemoglobin found in fetuses that has a higher affinity for oxygen than adult hemoglobin.

Oxygen-Dissociation Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin and the partial pressure of oxygen, important for understanding oxygen transport in blood.

BPG Levels

Refers to the concentration of 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate, a compound that affects oxygen binding and release from hemoglobin, thereby influencing oxygen delivery to tissues.

Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Graph describing the relationship between the percentage of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen and a range of oxygen partial pressures.