BBH 101 FINAL EXAM Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024) 80
Questions
Researchers want to investigate the relationship between
drinking energy drinks and blood pressure. They recruit a
sample of 100 participants and randomly assign 50 of them
to group A and 50 of them to group B. Blood pressure is
measured in both groups. Then participants of group A drink
an energy drink and participants in group B drink a placebo
drink. Blood pressure is then measured again and the pre-
and post-drink measurements are compared. This is what
type of study? - Correct Answer ✅Experimental
A ___________ is a research design that, by definition, involves
simply describing a small group of patients who all have a
similar diagnosis or collection of symptoms. - Correct
Answer ✅case series
In an experimental study, one group is given a new
pharmaceutical drug and another group is given a placebo.
The group given the placebo is referred to as what? - Correct
Answer ✅control group
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Using a case-control study design, researchers find a relative
risk of 5.0 describes the relationship between having a high-
stress occupation and hypertension. This means that: -
Correct Answer ✅those with a high-stress occupation were
5 times more likely to have hypertension
Which of the following sounds like a description of a disease
that would fit best under the biomedical model of health? -
Correct Answer ✅a person develops the disease when they
are exposed to a pathogen (i.e. germ) that causes the
disease
After a few weeks of observation, I have come to believe that
students on campus tend to walk faster when it is near a time
that classes typically start (e.g. 9:05 AM, 1 PM) than when it
is between class times. This is an example of a: - Correct
Answer ✅hypothesis
Researchers conduct a survey of elderly individuals residing
at nursing homes throughout Pennsylvania. The researchers
sit down with each participant one time and ask a series of
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questions about subjective well-being. The researchers use
the survey data to write a report about the mental health of
nursing home residents in the state. This is what type of
study? - Correct Answer ✅cross-sectional
In the large-scale effort to replicate psychology publications
discussed in the article "The Unscientific Method," how many
of the studies were successfully replicated? - Correct
Answer ✅a little more than 1/3
A group of investigators are interested in a hypothesized
relationship between poor sleep and depression. They recruit
a sample of participants; about half of them sleep an
adequate amount each night and half of them have what is
considered insufficient sleep (less than 6 hours per night).
None of the participants are depressed at the start of the
study. Researchers follow-up with the participants over the
next 5 years to determine if those who sleep an insufficient
amount each night are more likely to become depressed. This
is what type of study? - Correct Answer ✅cohort
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