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1) _____________ psychologists study both positive and negative impacts that humans' behaviour and
decisions have on their health, survival, and well-being.
a. Physiological
b. Developmental
c. Health
d. Medicinal ANS -c
2) Health psychologists are primarily interested in how an individual's ____________ affects his or her
health.
a. physiology
b. genetics
c. development
d. behaviour ANS -d
3) Unlike in the past, most premature deaths in Canada today can be attributed to ____________.
a. lifestyle factors
b. genetic disorders
c. contagious diseases
d. criminal activity ANS -a
4) According to some research, the average smoker dies ____ years earlier than the average nonsmoker.
a. 1 to 2
b. 4 to 6
c. 7 to 14
d. 15 to 20 ANS -c
,5) _________ is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada.
a. Asbestos exposure
b. Drug use
c. Alcohol use
d. Smoking ANS -d
6) Which of the following has been the MOST DIFFICULT for health psychologists to demonstrate
through research?
a. Smoking is correlated with watching movie stars smoke.
b. Watching movie stars smoke causes adolescents to smoke.
c. Adolescents who smoke identify with movie stars who smoke.
d. Adolescents who smoke are exposed to more smoking in movies ANS -b
7) Which of the following best describes the current research on whether smoking in movies contributes
to adolescent smoking?
a. The research clearly indicates that exposure to smoking in movies causes adolescents to smoke more.
b. There is no significant connection between adolescent smoking and watching smoking in movies.
c. Correlational research suggests that adolescent smoking and movies are related, but it has been
difficult to establish the nature of this correlation.
d. Smoking causes adolescents to prefer movies in which the protagonist smokes. ANS -c
8) While most students have heard of the "freshman 15," in reality, students who gain weight when they
enter college put on an average of _____ pounds.
a. 1
b. 6
c. 20
d. 25 ANS -b
9) Which of the following is NOT listed in your textbook as a health consequence of being overweight?
a. osteoporosis
, b. diabetes
c. osteoarthritis
d. cancer ANS -a
10) Kendra goes to the doctor's office for a physical. After measuring Kendra's weight and height, the
doctor enters the data into a mathematical formula and then tells Kendra that she is overweight. The
doctor most likely used the formula to calculate Kendra's ________________.
a. body mass index
b. positive energy balance
c. set point
d. obesity rate ANS -a
11) Which statistic is commonly used to screen people for weight categories that indicate whether they
are considered normal weight, underweight, overweight, or obese?
a. set point
b. positive energy balance
c. body mass index
d. obesity rate ANS -c
12) The body mass index allows people to
a. calculate how many calories they should eat each day.
b. calculate a healthy body weight for their height.
c. determine whether they have a positive or negative energy balance.
d. determine their set point ANS -b
13) What do twin and adoption studies indicate about the role of genes in body weight?
a. Genes account for between 50% and 90% of the variation in body weight.
b. Genes account for a moderate 15-20% of the variation in body weight.
c. Genes only account for 5-10% of the variation in body weight.
d. Body weight is not influenced by genes. ANS -a
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