HLTH 305 - FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
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Which of the following statements best differentiates health policy from
healthcare policy?
A. It encompasses a narrower range
B. It encompasses a broader range
C. It is more likely to be privatized
D. It is less likely to be privatized Answer - B. It encompasses a broader range
Which of the following statements best describes how responsibility for health
care is divided in Canada?
A. The federal government pays for the costs and the provinces set the
regulations.
B. The federal government sets regulations and provinces administer their
systems.
C. The federal government sets regulations and jointly administers the systems
with the provinces.
D. The federal government sets regulations and the provinces pay for the costs.
Answer - B. The federal government set regulations and provinces administer
their systems.
Which of the following research questions is a researcher adhering to the
conflict model of policy most likely to investigate?
,A. Whether the added costs of delivering COVID vaccines via mobile vans
compared to fixed sites are worth it.
B. Whether Pfizer's COVID vaccine is more effective than Moderna's.
C. Whether COVID death rates are greater in for-profit long-term care homes
compared to non-profit long term care homes.
D. Whether rates of COVID infection among teachers in schools where masks
are required is less than in schools where masks are not required. Answer - C.
Whether COVID death rates are greater in for-profit long-term care homes
compared to non-profit long term care homes.
Betty always votes for politicians who promise to cut taxes and decrease the
role of government. Which of the following best describes how she likely sees
society?
A. Medical model
B. Positivist model
C. Polis model
D. Market model Answer - D. Market model
Rollo always votes for politicians who promise to increase government funding
for health and social services. Which of the following best describes how he
likely sees society?
A. Positivist model
B. Medical model
C. Market model
D. Polis model Answer - D. Polis model
Which of the following statements about the socio-environmental model of
health would the textbook author most likely say is false?
A. It sees community development as a key way to address health problems.
,B. It considers how larger economic, social, and political factors affect health.
C. It focuses on environmental conditions like hazardous living conditions.
D. It is rooted in health individualism. Answer - B. It considers how larger
economic, social, and political factors affect health.
Sally and Charley are discussing whether or not alien lifeforms exist. What type
of conversation are they having?
A. Epistemological
B. Methodological
C. Ecological
D. Ontological Answer - D. Ontological
On which of these domains does positivism differentiate from interpretivism?
A. Ontology, epistemology, and methodology
B. Ontology and epistemology, but not methodology
C. Methodology but not ontology or epistemology
D. Methodology and epistemology but not ontology Answer - A. Ontology,
epistemology, and methodology
Bella decides to conduct focus groups rather than one-on-one interviews. What
type of decision has she made?
A. Epistemological
B. Ontological
C. Methodological
D. Ecological Answer - C. Methodological
Which of the following social theories posits that a natural reality exists outside
of human interpretation, but that we cannot study it objectively?
, A. Critical theory
B. Post-positivism
C. Positivism
D. Interpretivism Answer - B. Post-positivism
Which of the following social theories is most focused on how people perceive
of their experiences?
A. Interpretivism
B. Positivism
C. Critical theory
D. Post-positivism Answer - A. Interpretivism
Seamus is conducting a statistical analysis of biomechanical data for his
undergraduate thesis project. Which social theory best fits with his project?
A. Positivism
B. Critical Theory
C. Interpretivism
D. Post-Positivism Answer - A. Positivism
Which of the following research instruments are interpretivists least likely to
use in their research?
A. Close-ended survey questions
B. Ethnographic field notes
C. Open-ended interview questions
D. Focus group questions Answer - A. Close-ended survey questions
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Which of the following statements best differentiates health policy from
healthcare policy?
A. It encompasses a narrower range
B. It encompasses a broader range
C. It is more likely to be privatized
D. It is less likely to be privatized Answer - B. It encompasses a broader range
Which of the following statements best describes how responsibility for health
care is divided in Canada?
A. The federal government pays for the costs and the provinces set the
regulations.
B. The federal government sets regulations and provinces administer their
systems.
C. The federal government sets regulations and jointly administers the systems
with the provinces.
D. The federal government sets regulations and the provinces pay for the costs.
Answer - B. The federal government set regulations and provinces administer
their systems.
Which of the following research questions is a researcher adhering to the
conflict model of policy most likely to investigate?
,A. Whether the added costs of delivering COVID vaccines via mobile vans
compared to fixed sites are worth it.
B. Whether Pfizer's COVID vaccine is more effective than Moderna's.
C. Whether COVID death rates are greater in for-profit long-term care homes
compared to non-profit long term care homes.
D. Whether rates of COVID infection among teachers in schools where masks
are required is less than in schools where masks are not required. Answer - C.
Whether COVID death rates are greater in for-profit long-term care homes
compared to non-profit long term care homes.
Betty always votes for politicians who promise to cut taxes and decrease the
role of government. Which of the following best describes how she likely sees
society?
A. Medical model
B. Positivist model
C. Polis model
D. Market model Answer - D. Market model
Rollo always votes for politicians who promise to increase government funding
for health and social services. Which of the following best describes how he
likely sees society?
A. Positivist model
B. Medical model
C. Market model
D. Polis model Answer - D. Polis model
Which of the following statements about the socio-environmental model of
health would the textbook author most likely say is false?
A. It sees community development as a key way to address health problems.
,B. It considers how larger economic, social, and political factors affect health.
C. It focuses on environmental conditions like hazardous living conditions.
D. It is rooted in health individualism. Answer - B. It considers how larger
economic, social, and political factors affect health.
Sally and Charley are discussing whether or not alien lifeforms exist. What type
of conversation are they having?
A. Epistemological
B. Methodological
C. Ecological
D. Ontological Answer - D. Ontological
On which of these domains does positivism differentiate from interpretivism?
A. Ontology, epistemology, and methodology
B. Ontology and epistemology, but not methodology
C. Methodology but not ontology or epistemology
D. Methodology and epistemology but not ontology Answer - A. Ontology,
epistemology, and methodology
Bella decides to conduct focus groups rather than one-on-one interviews. What
type of decision has she made?
A. Epistemological
B. Ontological
C. Methodological
D. Ecological Answer - C. Methodological
Which of the following social theories posits that a natural reality exists outside
of human interpretation, but that we cannot study it objectively?
, A. Critical theory
B. Post-positivism
C. Positivism
D. Interpretivism Answer - B. Post-positivism
Which of the following social theories is most focused on how people perceive
of their experiences?
A. Interpretivism
B. Positivism
C. Critical theory
D. Post-positivism Answer - A. Interpretivism
Seamus is conducting a statistical analysis of biomechanical data for his
undergraduate thesis project. Which social theory best fits with his project?
A. Positivism
B. Critical Theory
C. Interpretivism
D. Post-Positivism Answer - A. Positivism
Which of the following research instruments are interpretivists least likely to
use in their research?
A. Close-ended survey questions
B. Ethnographic field notes
C. Open-ended interview questions
D. Focus group questions Answer - A. Close-ended survey questions
