Although in the U

question 38

Multiple Choice

Although in the U.S. ,significantly more of the GDP is spent on health care compared with Canada,approximately 25 percent of the U.S.health care spending goes toward high administrative costs associated with

• A)employee surveillance.
• B)communication between so many different states.
• C)lawsuits due to negligence.
• D)private health care companies.

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Definitions:

Iconic Sensory Memory

The visual component of sensory memory, allowing the mind to retain an image of a visual stimulus for a brief period after the actual stimulus is gone.

Tactile Sensory Memory

The brief retention of sensory information related to touch, part of the sensory memory that allows for the preservation of tactile impressions for a short time after the actual stimulus has ended.

Automatic Encoding

Tendency of certain kinds of information to enter long-term memory with little or no effortful encoding.

Long-term Memory

The phase of memory that is capable of storing information for extended periods of time, ranging from minutes to a lifetime.