According to the research on nicotine, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Users of smokeless tobacco run a higher risk of oral cancer.
b. The "cold turkey" approach to quitting smoking is considered the most effective approach in producing
permanent nonsmokers.
c. Secondary smoke causes about 3,500 lung cancer deaths and as many as 70,000 heart disease deaths each year in the United States alone.
d. Young children are especially vulnerable to secondhand smoke.
ANSWER: b
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a. psychoanalytic approach. b. behavioral approach. c. cognitive approach. d. humanistic approach.
The stress of an unlucky day may be strong enough to cause physiological damage. This thought is demonstrated by:
a. the superstition of Western culture with the number 13 b. the statistical increase of Chinese and Japanese Americans rate of death on the first day of the month, considered to be unlucky c. the allostasis effect. d. the finding that heart attacks increase in the winter
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a person who is high in life satisfaction?
a. finding life to be in most ways ideal b. so far have gotten the important things one wants in life c. would change almost nothing if given the chance to live life over d. leads a planned, careful, and controlled existence
One ethical consideration that is necessary in conducting research with children is
a. making sure that incentives are generous. b. informing children about aspects of the research. c. including the names of all children in written research records. d. informing children's parents about the results of the research.