Although Each Rural Community Is Unique, the Experience of Living

question 13

Multiple Choice

Although each rural community is unique, the experience of living in a rural area has several common characteristics. Commonly, barriers to health care may be associated with these characteristics. A common barrier to care is:

• A) New roads
• B) Inadequate provider attitudes and understanding about rural populations
• C) Short distances to health care facilities
• D) Available specialists

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Definitions:

Signal-detection Theory

A psychological theory that describes how individuals differentiate between informative signals and background noise in the environment.

Response Bias

A tendency for participants to respond to questions or tasks in a particular way that is not directly related to the content of the questions or tasks.

Sensory Capacity

The maximum amount of sensory information that an individual can process at any given time.

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time, allowing organisms to focus on changes in their environment.