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Evaluate the statement, "Social pressure is the main reason people start smoking."
On Jul 28, 2024
A. Social pressure is an important reason why many people start smoking.
B. Social pressure comes in many forms.
1. Peers who smoke exert both direct and indirect pressure to smoke.
2. Movies and other media can present an image of smokers that people want to emulate.
3. Family members who smoke increase the likelihood that a child will become a smoker.
4. Indirect social pressure to smoke may come from using smoking as a weight control strategy.
C. Factors other than social pressure also influence smoking.
1. Smoking may have some genetic component through involvement with the neurotransmitter dopamine or serotonin.
2. Advertising and marketing make smoking attractive.
B. Social pressure comes in many forms.
1. Peers who smoke exert both direct and indirect pressure to smoke.
2. Movies and other media can present an image of smokers that people want to emulate.
3. Family members who smoke increase the likelihood that a child will become a smoker.
4. Indirect social pressure to smoke may come from using smoking as a weight control strategy.
C. Factors other than social pressure also influence smoking.
1. Smoking may have some genetic component through involvement with the neurotransmitter dopamine or serotonin.
2. Advertising and marketing make smoking attractive.
JB
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All drugs that cross the blood-brain barrier
A) change brain chemistry.
B) have side effects.
C) alter perception.
D) do all of these.
A) change brain chemistry.
B) have side effects.
C) alter perception.
D) do all of these.
On Jul 25, 2024
D
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The type of social support that tends to be most helpful to people with chronic illness may be described as
A) selective.
B) coming from partners rather than family.
C) "circumplex."
D) "invisible."
A) selective.
B) coming from partners rather than family.
C) "circumplex."
D) "invisible."
On Jun 26, 2024
D
JB
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Activation of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system produces ____ in heart rate, and activation of the parasympathetic division produces ____.
A) increases . . . additional increases in heart rate
B) increases . . . decreases in heart rate
C) decreases . . . increases in blood pressure
D) decreases . . . additional decreases in heart rate
A) increases . . . additional increases in heart rate
B) increases . . . decreases in heart rate
C) decreases . . . increases in blood pressure
D) decreases . . . additional decreases in heart rate
On Jun 22, 2024
B
JB
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One problem of maintaining a physical activity regime is that once people stop for a few days, they never start again. This is an example of
A) a lack of self-control.
B) the abstinence violation effect.
C) influences from the environment.
D) a lack of sufficient social support.
A) a lack of self-control.
B) the abstinence violation effect.
C) influences from the environment.
D) a lack of sufficient social support.
On Jun 18, 2024
B
JB
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BMI tends to be most accurate for those individuals such as athletes with higher-than-average amounts of muscle mass.
On Jun 15, 2024
False
JB
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Emily is trying to decide between two doctors: one is female and one is male. Research on how doctors interact with their patients suggests that Emily may want to consider choosing the female doctor, as this doctor is more likely to spend more time with her and be more positive when communicating with her.
On May 26, 2024
True
JB
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The disorder that includes the formation of plaque in the arteries is
A) angina pectoris.
B) atheromatous fatigue.
C) atherosclerosis
D) arteriosclerosis.
A) angina pectoris.
B) atheromatous fatigue.
C) atherosclerosis
D) arteriosclerosis.
On May 23, 2024
C
JB
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Regarding stress and exercise, research suggests that
A) exercise is ineffective in protecting stressed people from getting sick.
B) exercise provides a buffer against most diseases.
C) exercise can reduce stress and help people cope.
D) exercise probably increases stress, but nevertheless is a buffer against cancer and heart disease.
A) exercise is ineffective in protecting stressed people from getting sick.
B) exercise provides a buffer against most diseases.
C) exercise can reduce stress and help people cope.
D) exercise probably increases stress, but nevertheless is a buffer against cancer and heart disease.
On May 19, 2024
C
JB
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There is the least potential for overstretching,soreness,and injury with the ballistic stretching technique.
On May 16, 2024
False