Which is NOT true of a digital rectal examination (DRE) of the prostate for men?
A) It is a good way to detect cancer of the testes.
B) It is mildly uncomfortable.
C) The physician inserts a finger into the rectum.
D) Some men resist it since they associate rectal insertion with male-male sex.
A
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What might make a physician suspect that the person from whom she has just drawn blood has sickle-cell disease?
a. The blood is very dark in color. b. There is an elevated level of phenylalanine in the blood. c. The blood cells are not round. d. The blood cell each contain only 45 chromosomes.
Hypoxia refers to
a. not receiving adequate oxygen. c. receiving excessive amounts of oxygen. b. not receiving adequate nutrition. d. excessive bleeding.
Much of what we read or hear in news media reports has to do with the ______.
A. positive consequences of using stereotypes B. negative consequences of using stereotypes C. positive consequences of using prototypes D. negative consequences of using prototypes
In one study described in the text, students were asked to wear a Barry Manilow t-shirt during conversation with other students. The study demonstrated the spotlight effect by showing that
A) those wearing the shirt overestimated the likelihood other students would notice their t-shirt. B) those wearing the shirt underestimated the likelihood other students would know the singer's name. C) other students attributed negative characteristics to the student wearing the salient shirt. D) other students paid less attention to the content of what was said by the student wearing the t-shirt.