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If health psychologists discovered that the greater number of cigarettes people smoke each day the shorter their life-expectancy,this would demonstrate that:

A) smoking and life-expectancy are negatively correlated.
B) smoking and life-expectancy are positively correlated.
C) smoking causes cancer.
D) None of the answers is correct.

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When health psychologists study variables that cannot be manipulated,they often conduct a:

A) randomized clinical trial.
B) quasi-experiment.
C) community field trial.
D) laboratory experiment.

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If health psychologists discovered that tall people have higher blood pressure than shorter people,this would demonstrate that:

In an experiment,the factor that may be influenced by the experimental treatment is the _____ variable.

In the early twentieth century,many experts incorrectly attributed the disease pellagra to unsanitary sewage removal instead of a dietary deficiency.Their failure to consider alternative explanations for the disease,and to leap to an untested conclusion,is an example of:

Maria believes that high doses of caffeine speed up a person's reaction time.In order to test her hunch,she has five friends each drink three 8-ounce cups of coffee and then measures how quickly they are able to push a button when a tone is sounded.What is wrong with Maria's research strategy?

To study the potential effects of social isolation on blood pressure,some research participants were instructed to solve problems while working together;others solved problems working alone.Those who worked alone were assigned to the:

Medical residency programs today train new physicians in how to critically appraise research using the principles of:

Dr.Sengupta is conducting research on the etiology of bird flu.This means that she seeks to understand the:

Attributable risk is determined by subtracting the _____ rate of a disease in people who have been exposed to a risk factor from the _____ rate of the disease in people who have not been exposed to the risk factor.

In a study comparing key locations in the westward African migration,researchers found that as BMI increased,so did the prevalence of:

In which type of research is a representative sample of people asked to answer questions about their attitudes or behaviors?

The field of medicine that investigates the causes,spread,and control of diseases within the population is:

Correlational research is most useful for purposes of:

Mortality refers to the:

Professor House believes that regular exercise boosts academic achievement.To find out,over the course of six months she compares the academic achievement of a group of students who by their own admission get little or no exercise,with that of a second group of students who exercise regularly.This is an example of a(n) :

John Snow's investigation of the 1848 cholera epidemic in London was an example of which type of research study?

A questioning approach to all information,including that found in news reports,journal articles,or the arguments of others,best illustrates:

Which of the following epidemiological methods is essentially the same as a longitudinal study?

A characteristic or condition (such as smoking) that occurs with greater frequency in people with a disease (such as lung cancer) than it does in disease-free people is known as a: