Your doctor tells you that he is going to test your BMI. You are not worried that the test will hurt physically because the body mass index is __________.
A. a measure of the percentage of weight
B. a measure of the ratio of weight to height
C. a measure of the ratio of height to age
D. a measure of the amount of muscles someone has
Answer: B
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Seligman's concept of preparedness BEST accounts for the development of
a. posttraumatic stress disorder. b. obsessive-compulsive disorder. c. an elevator phobia. d. a spider phobia.
Which of the following is an example of cultural determinism?
a. All cultures have some form of spiritual philosophy for dealing with death. b. Cultures, like species, must adapt to changes in the environment. c. Family life is a cornerstone of the culture. d. Some cultures value aggressiveness and reward aggressive behaviors, whereas other cultures consider aggression shameful or a sign of immaturity.
All of the following statements about labor induction are true EXCEPT: a. Since the early 2000s, rates of labor induction have been gradually on the decline
b. Some women choose to have labor induction for nonmedical reasons, such as avoiding birth on a holiday or to accommodate work schedules. c. Based on current research, labor induction is typically not advised for non?medical reasons. d. Contractions caused by induced labor tend to be more painful and prolonged than those induced through natural labor.
Why can we never be sure that a sample represents a population?
a. Random selection never works the way it is supposed to work. b. Samples created by random selection are almost never perfectly representative. c. A random sample may poorly represent a population, or it may accurately represent a different population. d. If selection is conducted correctly, samples always accurately represent the populations they are supposed to represent.