UK DHN 101 chapter 2 || QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
A physician named Joseph Goldberger discovered that the disease pellagra was related to
__________ correct answers diet.
Diets that lack proper nutrition can lead to the development of nutrient _____________ diseases.
correct answers deficiency
An anecdote ______________ considered scientific evidence correct answers is not
A process that tests a hypothesis in order to generate a conclusion, which can be reported and
then confirmed or refuted by additional studies, is called the ________________ method. correct
answers scientific
An _______________ is a systematic way of testing a hypothesis correct answers experiment
Pellagra was especially widespread in the United States in the early 1900s in which area of the
country? correct answers Southern US
The second step in the scientific method is developing a(n) _____________. correct answers
hypothesis
Nutrient deficiency diseases are a result of ______.
- taking non-nutrient dietary supplements
- lack of proper nutrition
- not receiving proper medication
- poor diets correct answers - lack of proper nutrition
- poor diets
When a friend tells you she is taking a vitamin B complex supplement and she feels more
energetic as a result, she is sharing an ________________, or a report of a personal experience.
correct answers anecdote
List the events prior to the publishing of experimental results in scientific journals.
- The lay-public ensures objective research findings are announced
- Subject-matter experts ensure objective research findings are published
- Critical review by other subject-matter experts correct answers - Subject-matter experts ensure
objective research findings are published
- Critical review by other subject-matter experts
Choose the descriptions that accurately define the scientific method?
- Testing a hypothesis in order to draw an evidence-based conclusion
- Conventional wisdom
- A procedure designed to discover reproducible results
, - Educated guess about the relationship between a variable and an outcome
- A complicated design difficult to comprehend correct answers - Testing a hypothesis in order to
draw an evidence-based conclusion
- A procedure designed to discover reproducible results
- Educated guess about the relationship between a variable and an outcome
it is easier to __________________. correct answers disprove a hypothesis as being untrue than
to verify one as true.
A(n) ______ is a factor, such as a person's age, weight, or environment, that can change and
influence an outcome. correct answers variable
What is the first step in the scientific method? correct answers Observation of a natural
phenomenon
A group of people that serve as subjects in an experiment but do not receive a treatment is called
a(n) ______ group. correct answers control
Choose an example of a nutrient deficiency disease. correct answers Lack of niacin leading to
pellagra
Which of the following is true about control groups? correct answers The results of an
experiment are unclear or inaccurate if no control group is used.
Prior to publishing the results of an experiment, ______. correct answers the results and analysis
are peer-reviewed by other subject-matter experts
What type of study has very few confounding variables? correct answers Test tube studies
A process that tests a hypothesis in order to generate a conclusion, which can be reported and
then confirmed or refuted by additional studies, is called the _________ method. correct answers
scientific
True or False: Medical researchers must be cautious when applying the results of in vivo animal
research to people because of the physiological differences between humans and other animals.
correct answers True
A _______________ is a factor such as a person's age, weight, or environment that can change
and influence an outcome. correct answers variable
A researcher that studies the frequency of diabetes in Pacific Islanders, Hispanic, and non-
Hispanic African-American adults is conducting ___________ research. correct answers
epidemiology
A _____________ group, which receives no treatment, allows researchers to determine if an
experimental treatment has any effect. correct answers control
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
A physician named Joseph Goldberger discovered that the disease pellagra was related to
__________ correct answers diet.
Diets that lack proper nutrition can lead to the development of nutrient _____________ diseases.
correct answers deficiency
An anecdote ______________ considered scientific evidence correct answers is not
A process that tests a hypothesis in order to generate a conclusion, which can be reported and
then confirmed or refuted by additional studies, is called the ________________ method. correct
answers scientific
An _______________ is a systematic way of testing a hypothesis correct answers experiment
Pellagra was especially widespread in the United States in the early 1900s in which area of the
country? correct answers Southern US
The second step in the scientific method is developing a(n) _____________. correct answers
hypothesis
Nutrient deficiency diseases are a result of ______.
- taking non-nutrient dietary supplements
- lack of proper nutrition
- not receiving proper medication
- poor diets correct answers - lack of proper nutrition
- poor diets
When a friend tells you she is taking a vitamin B complex supplement and she feels more
energetic as a result, she is sharing an ________________, or a report of a personal experience.
correct answers anecdote
List the events prior to the publishing of experimental results in scientific journals.
- The lay-public ensures objective research findings are announced
- Subject-matter experts ensure objective research findings are published
- Critical review by other subject-matter experts correct answers - Subject-matter experts ensure
objective research findings are published
- Critical review by other subject-matter experts
Choose the descriptions that accurately define the scientific method?
- Testing a hypothesis in order to draw an evidence-based conclusion
- Conventional wisdom
- A procedure designed to discover reproducible results
, - Educated guess about the relationship between a variable and an outcome
- A complicated design difficult to comprehend correct answers - Testing a hypothesis in order to
draw an evidence-based conclusion
- A procedure designed to discover reproducible results
- Educated guess about the relationship between a variable and an outcome
it is easier to __________________. correct answers disprove a hypothesis as being untrue than
to verify one as true.
A(n) ______ is a factor, such as a person's age, weight, or environment, that can change and
influence an outcome. correct answers variable
What is the first step in the scientific method? correct answers Observation of a natural
phenomenon
A group of people that serve as subjects in an experiment but do not receive a treatment is called
a(n) ______ group. correct answers control
Choose an example of a nutrient deficiency disease. correct answers Lack of niacin leading to
pellagra
Which of the following is true about control groups? correct answers The results of an
experiment are unclear or inaccurate if no control group is used.
Prior to publishing the results of an experiment, ______. correct answers the results and analysis
are peer-reviewed by other subject-matter experts
What type of study has very few confounding variables? correct answers Test tube studies
A process that tests a hypothesis in order to generate a conclusion, which can be reported and
then confirmed or refuted by additional studies, is called the _________ method. correct answers
scientific
True or False: Medical researchers must be cautious when applying the results of in vivo animal
research to people because of the physiological differences between humans and other animals.
correct answers True
A _______________ is a factor such as a person's age, weight, or environment that can change
and influence an outcome. correct answers variable
A researcher that studies the frequency of diabetes in Pacific Islanders, Hispanic, and non-
Hispanic African-American adults is conducting ___________ research. correct answers
epidemiology
A _____________ group, which receives no treatment, allows researchers to determine if an
experimental treatment has any effect. correct answers control
