BBH 101 - Exam 1 Study Questions and Correct Answers
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C) A person develops the disease when they are exposed to a pathogen (ie. germ) that causes the disease Which of the following sounds like a description of a disease that would fit best under the biomedical model of health? A) a. a person develops the disease due to a combination of factors, includ...
BBH 101 - Exam 1 Study Questions and
Correct Answers
C) A person develops the disease when they are exposed to a pathogen (ie. germ) that
causes the disease ✅Which of the following sounds like a description of a disease that
would fit best under the biomedical model of health?
A) a. a person develops the disease due to a combination of factors, including
psychological stress, poor living conditions, and the introduction of a pathogen they do
not have immunity to
B) a. a person develops the disease because they are possessed by evil spirits
C) A person develops the disease when they are exposed to a pathogen (ie. germ) that
causes the disease
D) a. a person develops the disease because they are mentally weak
C) 0.01 ✅Which of the following p-values represents a value that would typically be
considered statistically significant?
A) 0.09
B) 0.21
C) 0.01
D) 0.06
C) Case-Control ✅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 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?
A) Cross-sectional
B) Cohort
C) Case-Control
D) Experimental
C) A little more than 1/3 ✅In the large-scale effort to replicate psychology publications
discussed in the article "The Unscientific Method," how many of the studies were
successfully replicated?
A) about 3/4
B) about 1/2
C) a little more than 1/3
D) All but one of them
B) dementia diagnosis ✅Researchers use a cohort study design to investigate the
hypothesis that daily alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing dementia.
The dependent variable in this example would be:
A) demographic characteristics (e.g. age, sex) of the participants
, B) Dementia diagnosis
C) Daily alcohol consumption
D) The study design
B) Theory ✅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:
A) Hypothesis
B) Theory
D) Case Studies ✅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.
A) Case-control study
B) Cohort study
C) Experimental study
D) Case studies
C) Incidence ✅The American Diabetes Association reports that there are 1.4 million
new cases of diabetes diagnosed every year. This is a measure of the
______________ of diabetes
A) Odds Ratio
B) Prevalence
C) Incidence
D) Relative Risk
A) Case - control ✅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?
A) Case-control
B) Cohort
C) Experimental
D) Cross-sectional
A) Those with high-stress occupation were 5 times more likely to have hypertension
✅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:
A) Those with high-stress occupation were 5 times more likely to have hypertension
B) a. those with a high-stress occupation were 5 times less likely to have hypertension
C) a. those with a high-stress occupation were 50 times more likely to have
hypertension
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