Reference no: EM133256559
1. In the video clip of Dr. Sheldon Cohen's work, what did Dr. Cohen suggest might be a possible way to reduce the likelihood of getting a cold?
a. Increase social engagement if you are isolated or lonely
b. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds
c. Meditate daily to reduce stress
d. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze
2. Roger is conducting an experiment in which he is comparing the health literacy rates of a group of individuals with genius-level IQs to the health literacy rates of a group of individuals with average-level IQs. In this example, IQ is:
a. the dependent variable.
b. the confounding variable.
c. the independent variable.
d. the subject variable.
3. A birth cohort is a group of people who:
a. have a certain racial identity.
b. have a certain ethnic identity.
c. have a certain cultural identity.
d. were born within a few years of each other.
4. The thyroid gland is important because it:
a. produces the hormone glucagon.
b. secretes hormones that play a crucial role in the body's response to stress.
c. helps regulate the body's metabolism.
d. secretes hormones that act on the hypothalamus.
5. An epigenetic effect is an effect in which:
a. exposure to an environmental toxin makes a person sick.
b. a person's age influences his or her health.
c. environmental forces affect how genes are expressed.
d. genes influence a person's vulnerability to disease.
6. What is the leading cause of death among people age 45 and over?
a. chronic conditions such as heart disease and cancer
b. cancer
c. external events such as homicide
d. heart disease
7. Which of these is NOT one of the aims of Healthy People 2020?
a. to improve health and decrease disparities exclusively among the wealthiest populations exclusively in the United States
b. to create social and physical environments that promote good health for all in the United States
c. to attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
d. to promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
8. Most human traits are:
a. determined by a single gene.
b. influenced by many genes acting together.
c. learned.
d. unpredictable.
9. What was one of the findings shown in the video clip of Dr. Sheldon Cohen's work?
a. Individuals who report lowest levels of loneliness produce the most antibodies after a flu shot
b. Individuals who report highest levels of loneliness produce the most antibodies after a flu shot
c. Individuals who are not stressed need a flu shot more than people who are stressed
d. Loneliness has no effect on the amount of antibodies produced after a flu shot
10. Trephination refers to:
a. a primitive form of surgery in which a hole was bored into a sick person's skull.
b. a non-Western form of healing based on the use of herbs and tonics.
c. the use of leeches to draw blood from a sick person.
d. the earliest public health regulations established by Greek and Roman medicine.
11. Arteries carry blood _____, and veins carry blood _____.
a. from the capillaries to the heart; from the heart to other organs
b. from the heart to other organs; from the capillaries to the heart
c. from the lungs to the heart; from the heart to the lungs
d. from arterioles to capillaries; from capillaries to arterioles