Hsc305 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HSC305 Exam 2 Questions with All Correct Answers Social Desirability effects - Answer- respondent answers questions in a manner that agrees with desirable social norms. (teenage boys might respond to a screening interview about sexual behavior by exaggerating their frequency of sexual activities because these behaviors might be perceived as socially desirable among some male peer groups) Sensitivity - Answer- the ability of the test to identify correctly all screened individuals who actuall...

HSC305 Exam 2 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Characteristics of a Person - Answer-age, sex, marital status, race and ethnicity, nativity and migration, religion, socioeconomic status Characteristics of Time - Answer-cyclic fluctuations, common source epidemics, case clustering Cyclic fluctuations - Answer-periodic changes in the frequency of diseases and health conditions over time Common Source Epidemics - Answer-outbreak due to exposure of a group of persons to a noxious influenc...