Which of the following is an example of the health belief model?
a. A person wants to lose weight, but says they can't afford a gym membership.
b. A person needs to lose weight, but thinks that the health warnings are overblown by the media.
c. A person sees a news story about heart disease and obesity and loses 15 pounds over the next month.
d. A person who is overweight thinks they do not have a weight problem.
c
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Stratification systems are most likely to generate:
a. categoric units b. new organizations c. new groups d. social classes e. a and d above
Which of the following is true about the results of tests done on discrimination in hiring for jobs?
a. Hispanic job applicants rarely encounter discrimination b. White names on applications resulted in fewer call-backs for interviews than black names c. Whites with a criminal record were more likely to be called back for an interview than an African American without a record d. There was no difference by race in the percentage of call backs for job applicants with criminal records
Which of the following is NOT discussed in the text as a consequence of social class difference in the U.S.?
a. People with incomes below $7,500 per year are four times as likely to be victims of violent crime as people with incomes higher than $75,000 per year. b. People from the middle class are much more likely to be overweight than members of the working class. c. Students from poor and working-class homes are more likely to drop out of college than middle-class students. d. Infants born to mothers with college degrees are less than half as likely to die before their first birthday as those born to high school drop-outs.
What is the best advice to follow when using regression analysis?
a. It is very robust—don't worry about a thing. b. It has far too many assumptions to make it a worthwhile approach. c. It is based on several assumptions that are seldom satisfied, so use with caution. d. When in doubt, use curvilinear regression. e. If one type of regression doesn't work, keep trying the other types of regression.