Chapter 6 Multiple Choice Questions

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. The major causes of death in developed countries in recent times are:

accidents, injuries and consequences of war correct incorrect

infections such as HIV/AIDS, COVID19, and pneumonia correct incorrect

lifestyle disorders correct incorrect

long-term effects of genetic disorders correct incorrect

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. Overuse of alcohol is risky to health because:

it causes tissue damage correct incorrect

it leads to behaviour that can be risky correct incorrect

it interferes with coordination and thinking correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Marian has developed a phobia about doctors. Assuming that this is classically conditioned, doctors are:

the unconditioned stimulus correct incorrect

the unconditioned response correct incorrect

the conditioned response correct incorrect

the conditioned stimulus correct incorrect

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. Mr Orson takes his 6-year-old son to see Dr Lee because the boy wets his bed at night. Dr Lee suggests a treatment that combines punishment (an alarm that sounds when the bed is wet) with positive reinforcement (praise) because:

the undesirable behaviours are more likely to be discouraged correct incorrect

the combination increases the amount of avoidance learning correct incorrect

the desirable behaviours are made more apparent correct incorrect

positive reinforcement alone is not very effective correct incorrect

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. Dai received a sporting injury and began to take medication for his pain. Now, his doctor tells Dai that he has recovered and is at risk of becoming addicted to his pain medication, but Dai becomes anxious when he thinks about giving it up. It is most likely that:

Dai's need for the medication has extinguished without him being aware of it correct incorrect

the pain medication is a dangerous narcotic correct incorrect

the medication has become a learnt reinforcement correct incorrect

the pain will be too much for Dai to bear without medication correct incorrect