The Term Pathogen Comes from Combining the Roots Path/o and Gen/o

question 98

Multiple Choice

The term pathogen comes from combining the roots path/o and gen/o. Which are the correct root and term definitions?

• A) path/o (development, nourishment) + gen/o (generation, cause) = pathogen (development or nourishment of the cause)
• B) path/o (development, nourishment) + gen/o (suffering, disease) = pathogen (development or nourishment of the suffering/disease)
• C) path/o (generation, cause) + gen/o (suffering, disease) = pathogen (generation/cause of the suffering/disease)
• D) path/o (suffering, disease) + gen/o (development, nourishment) = pathogen (development or nourishment of the suffering/disease)
• E) path/o (suffering, disease) + gen/o (generation, cause) = pathogen (generation/cause of the suffering/disease)

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Definitions:

Elaboration

The process of adding more details or expanding on an idea, theory, or concept to provide a deeper or clearer understanding.

Selective Attention

Deployment of attention to only a chosen subset of the information available for processing in a situation. Selective attention to information that must be remembered later can be used as a memorization strategy.

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing tasks such as reasoning and comprehension.

Long-term Memory

A type of memory capable of storing an unlimited amount of information for periods ranging from several minutes to a lifetime.