Question 1

Describe three common flaws in health psychology research.

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1. Sampling bias: One common flaw in hea...

Question 2

A research design investigating people who have developed medical conditions and tracing back in their history to find variables that would possibly explain how they came to have that condition is called

Accepted Answer

A)  factor analysis
B)  longitudinal research
C)  retrospective research
D)  cross sectional research
E)  quasiexperimental field research C

Question 3

Marty recently submitted a case study to a health psychology journal.He is aware that the findings of his study

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A)  may not be accepted because it is a case study
B)  had a very small control group
C)  cannot always be generalized to other people
D)  was prospective rather than retrospective
E)  are subject to inclusion criteria

Question 4

Patients who had suffered a heart attack were randomly assigned to two groups,One group received Cardiac Rehab,and the other did not.This is an example of

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A)  a positive correlation
B)  a negative correlation
C)  a random clinical trial
D)  a cross sectional design
E)  fatal research flaw C

Question 5

Tony was very excited to be included in a study of student health facilities on his campus.He is already thinking about the kinds of answers he should give,even before he has seen the questions.Tony's beliefs about the study could very well cause him to respond to the questions as he thinks he is supposed to answer rather than what he really thinks.This is an example of

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A)  sampling bias
B)  a retrospective flaw
C)  a potential demand characteristic
D)  a main effect
E)  applied research

Question 6

The phenomenon of variables combining to produce an effect that is different from the effect of either variable alone is the

Accepted Answer

A)  interaction
B)  main effect
C)  inclusion criteria
D)  basis of correlational research
E)  most common flaw in experimental research A

Question 7

What are the advantages and disadvantages of longitudinal and cross-sectional research designs as they apply to health psychology research?

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