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MCAT Psychology & Sociology 10th
Edition- Exam Questions and
Answers (Graded A)
Additional data from the first study described in the passage showed that compared
to patients in the other two clusters, those in cluster 2 were younger and had
obtained higher educational levels. This difference is best described as a difference
in:


A. social class.
B. demographics.
C. social institutions.
D. material culture. - ANSWER - B


Which conclusion is NOT consistent with the results of the second study?


A. Genetics and psychological processes have largely separate effects on the
development of mental disorders.
B. Social status has a significant influence on mental health.
C. Psychological factors influence the relationship between genetics and mental
health.
D. Psychological, biological, and environmental factors interact to influence the
development of mental disorders. - ANSWER - A


Lack of access to health care is an example of a social and environmental factor
that can contribute to biopsychosocial case complexity. Which theoretical approach
would likely be most useful for examining differential access to healthcare between
social groups due to differing levels of power and prestige?


A. Social constructionism
B. Symbolic interactionism

,C. Functionalism
D. Conflict theory - ANSWER - D


A follow-up study indicated that ER patients who had been admitted multiple times
in the past year, compared to those who had not, had lower levels of cultural
knowledge that facilitates belongingness in one's social context. Compared to the
other patients, those patients with multiple hospital admissions had lower:


A. intergenerational mobility.
B. cultural capital.
C. social capital.
D. socioeconomic status. - ANSWER - B


Based on the results of the two studies described in the passage, which of the
following interventions would likely be most effective in addressing mental health
problems among emergency room patients with high biopsychosocial case
complexity?


A. Improving the participants social status
B. Directing treatment only at social factors
C. Restricting treatment to interventions in biological factors
D. Carrying out psychological interventions - ANSWER - D


Which of the following might be expected to increase the likelihood of bullying
behavior?


A. Moving a child to a higher SES school
B. Expanding the social group of the child
C. Treating bullying as a social norm
D. Eliminating residential segregation - ANSWER - C


Which of the following is LEAST likely to be used by the government in determining
SES status scores of a schools neighborhood?

,A. Income levels
B. Education levels
C. Unemployment rates
D. Racial composition - ANSWER - D


A separate study found that children from low SES families are 350% more likely
than their high SES peers to have at least one parent who was also raised in low
SES conditions. These findings are consistent with the idea of:


A. meritocracy.
B. social reproduction.
C. cultural capital.
D. social capital. - ANSWER - B


Which of the following, if true, would be LEAST likely to introduce error to the
findings of the study presented in the passage?


A. Teachers over report bullying behavior of louder students.
B. Parents are experiencing relative poverty rather than absolute poverty.
C. Parents are experiencing absolute poverty rather than relative poverty.
D. School districts have been re-zoned since the government determination of
status scores. - ANSWER - C


Measuring which of the following would likely be LEAST helpful to researchers who
want to assess the correlation between assimilation and immigrant health?


A. English language proficiency
B. Choice of occupation
C. Change in diet
D. Exposure to psychosocial stress, including racial and anti-immigrant
discrimination - ANSWER - B

, Based on the results in Table 1, students may be avoiding:


A. the sick role.
B. medicalization.
C. health inequity.
D. the illness experience. - ANSWER - A


An individual lost his job and is currently homeless. His situation can best be
described as:


A. isolation.
B. social exclusion.
C. relative poverty.
D. absolute poverty. - ANSWER - D


All of the following could be plausible explanations of the paradox of the "healthy
immigrant effect" EXCEPT:


A. U.S. culture promotes healthy behaviors compared to the native cultures of the
immigrant studied.
B. individuals who are more healthy and resilient are more likely to migrate.
C. immigrants who are older or unhealthy are more likely to return to their home
country.
D. culturally specific healthy behaviors of immigrants are more influential on health
outcomes than conventional risk factors such as low socioeconomic status. -
ANSWER - A


Which statement(s) is/are supported by the study presented in the passage
regarding treatment of HIV?


I. Hispanics are disproportionately at risk for HIV infection in the U.S.

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