Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the definition given in this book, health psychology is defined as an ______ field.
2. The leading risk factor for global disease burden in 2002 was ______.
- childhood and maternal underweight
- high blood pressure
3. According to the textbook, a psychological approach in the absence of environmental change is like ______.
- whistling in the wind
- an excellent idea
- revolutionary and ingenious
- a breath of fresh air
4. According to S.S. Stevens, measurement is the assignment of numbers to attributes according to ______.
5. According to Michell, before quantification can happen, it is first necessary to obtain evidence that the relevant attribute is quantitative in ______.
6. When findings are difficult to generalize to the world outside of the laboratory, we say the research is lacking in ______ validity.
7. The ‘Health Onion’ is an example of a ______.
8. In this chapter, evidence-based practice is likened to ______.
- slicing an onion
- filtering coffee
- making wine
- baking bread
9. More research is necessary to confirm the assumption that ______ cause positive changes to quality of life.
- lifestyle changes
- research findings
- survey data
- questionnaire responses
10. ______ have some of the characteristics of paradigms (Kuhn, 1970) as they refer to a complete system of thinking about a field of inquiry.