Health PsychologyReview Quiz

1. One psychological explanation for people eating at the Heart Attack Grill is Reactance Theory. It

suggests that people are motivated by:

A. Taste

B. Fear

C. Choice

D. Greed

E. Following the crowd

1. One psychological explanation for people eating at the Heart Attack Grill is Reactance Theory. It

suggests that people are motivated by:

A. Taste

B. Fear

C. Choice

D. Greed

E. Following the crowd

2. Dr. Pazdur of the FDA demands that drug companies show a drug is effective in clinical

trials before it is approved. A clinical trial always has:

A. Male subjects

B. A control group

C. Sugar pills

D. Correlation

E. Primary Prevention

2. Dr. Pazdur of the FDA demands that drug companies show a drug is effective in clinical

trials before it is approved. A clinical trial always has:

A. Male subjects

B. A control group

C. Sugar pills

D. Correlation

E. Primary Prevention

3. Tom has mildly elevated blood pressure but is otherwise healthy. His doctor gives him a

diuretic to lower the blood pressure. This is an example of:

A. Primary prevention

B. Secondary prevention

C. Tertiary prevention

D. A clinical trial

E. All of the above

3. Tom has mildly elevated blood pressure but is otherwise healthy. His doctor gives him a

diuretic to lower the blood pressure. This is an example of:

A. Primary prevention

B. Secondary prevention

C. Tertiary prevention

D. A clinical trial

E. All of the above

4. The area between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron is

called:

A. The synapse

B. A neurotransmitter

C. Reactance

D. A mitochondria

E. The nucleus

4. The area between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron is

called:

A. The synapse

B. A neurotransmitter

C. Reactance

D. A mitochondria

E. The nucleus

5. A big advantage of correlation research is:

A. You can talk about cause.

B. You can explain why something happened.

C. You are only observing.

D. It involves a control group.

E. It is used in clinical trials

5. A big advantage of correlation research is:

A. You can talk about cause.

B. You can explain why something happened.

C. You are only observing.

D. It involves a control group.

E. It is used in clinical trials

6. What is the part of the neuron shown in the picture?

A. Dendrite

B. Cell body

C. Synapse

D. Soma

E. Axon

6. What is the part of the neuron shown in the picture?

A. Dendrite

B. Cell body

C. Synapse

D. Soma

E. Axon

7. The ____ nervous system controls voluntary muscles and conveys sensory messages to the

CNS..

A. Autonomic

B. Sympathetic

C. Parasympathetic

D. Somatic

E. All of the above

7. The ____ nervous system controls voluntary muscles and conveys sensory messages to the

CNS..

A. Autonomic

B. Sympathetic

C. Parasympathetic

D. Somatic

E. All of the above

8. Why do we need neurotransmitters?

A. Because neurons don’t touch.

B. To restore the neuron.

C. To provide oxygen to cells.

D. For flight or fight

E. All of the above

8. Why do we need neurotransmitters?

A. Because neurons don’t touch.

B. To restore the neuron.

C. To provide oxygen to cells.

D. For flight or fight

E. All of the above

9. Which of the following is true of the parasympathetic activity?

A. The “fight or flight” responseB. Heart and breathing rate

increasesC. Mental activity increasesD. Digestion increasesE. Blood flow increases to muscles

9. Which of the following is true of the parasympathetic activity?

A. The “fight or flight” responseB. Heart and breathing rate

increasesC. Mental activity increasesD. Digestion increasesE. Blood flow increases to muscles

10. What is the leading cause of death in the U. S.?

a. Heart disease

b. Adult-onset diabetes

c. Pneumonia

d. nephritis

e. Accidents

10. What is the leading cause of death in the U. S.?

a. Heart disease

b. Adult-onset diabetes

c. Pneumonia

d. nephritis

e. Accidents

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