Category: Writing

Which of the following statements about teratogens is true? The harm done by teratogens is simple and straightforward. Any environmental agent that causes damage during the prenatal period is a teratogen. O Smaller doses over shorter time periods have more negative effects. Teratogens have an equal impact on fetal development during each prenatal period.

Research on physical attractiveness indicates that men are more likely than women to:
judge members of the opposite sex as more attractive if they have a youthful appearance.
marry someone who is less physically attractive than they themselves are.
express dissatisfaction with their own physical appearance.
deny that their liking for physically attractive dates is influenced by good looks.

What can a positive public impression of hunters lead to?
Discounted firearms for hunters and an increased market for hunters to sell their game
Increased communication with lawmakers and increased public lands open to hunting
Greater acceptance of and support for hunting and greater awareness and interest in becoming a hunter
Increased funding for wildlife management and public lands and increased public land use

Time left 0:27:24 Dale made a poor first impression on Holland as Dale first arrived, so throughout their evening date, despite Dales pleasant behavior, Holland continued to see Dale in an unfavorable light due to
a. her feelings of empathy.
b. the halo/horn effect.
c. her punctuation of the events of the evening.
d. the narrative of the date.
e. physiological factors influencing Bianca’s perception.

How has our perspective on health changed over the years? We’ve given greater concentration to chronic, physical diseases like HIV. We look at physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or illness. We incorporate newer technology to prevent illnesses before they become critical. We’ve introduced prevention and treatment regimens that are easier for patients to adhere to.

Large scale token systems typically involve the use of:
Token boards and frequent individual exchanges for back-up reinforcers
Established “currencies” that can be used for different items and activities at different times
Chips or small discs that can be exchanged for edible treats or daily parties
Verbal reinforcers that if recorded by individuals can be used to gain access to daily activities

When Richard Nixon employed his “southern strategy,” he
referred to the break-in at the Watergate complex.
appealed to black southerners who had recently mobilized for civil rights.
ignored the southern states in favor of voters in the Midwest and Northeast.
appealed to disaffected white voters in the South.
used the FBI to help collect secrets and blackmail southern Democratic leaders.

Which of the following is an advantage of survey research?
Surveys provide insight into real-world behaviors in their natural setting.
Survey participants are very hard to recruit and often require monetary compensation for participating in a survey.
Surveys provide large amounts of data quickly and relatively inexpensively.
Survey participants are more likely to be truthful than participants of other research methods.

Emerging adults fail to develop health-promoting habits because they do not consider how their lifestyle will affect them later in life. They are reluctant to be seen as health-conscious. They believe that good genes will override any unhealthy behaviors. They lack knowledge about which behaviors are healthy and unhealthy.

The Belmont Report cautions that:
Inducements that would ordinarily be acceptable may become undue influences if the subject is especially vulnerable.
Inducements should be evenly distributed to all research subjects, especially the vulnerable.
Inducements are coercive and may encourage subjects to participate even against their better judgment.
Inducements and payment should not be reviewed by the IRB to determine the level of coercion that is tolerable.