BBH 101 ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Cohort Studies
Answer: people with a certain exposure and without the exposure
are selected, then followed for a specified period of time to see if
they develop the outcome of interest
◉ Relative Risk (Risk Ratio)
Answer: tells us how much higher the risk of the outcome is in the
exposed group compared to the unexposed group
◉ Experimental Designs
Answer: the gold standard for identifying causal relationships
◉ Random Assignment
Answer: randomly assigning participants to groups in which all
participants have an equal chance of getting into an experimental
group
◉ Blinding
, Answer: when the group assignment is concealed
◉ Good Placebo
Answer: trying to prove that medical
◉ Experimental Study
Answer: study in which the independent variable's effect is being
manipulated by the experimenter
◉ Observational Study
Answer: study in which the independent variable is not manipulated
by the experimenter
◉ Empirical Research
Answer: publication in which someone writes about an experiment
they did on a study they held
◉ Literature Review
Answer: publication (general) in which someone is reviewing
another study
◉ Systematic Review
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Cohort Studies
Answer: people with a certain exposure and without the exposure
are selected, then followed for a specified period of time to see if
they develop the outcome of interest
◉ Relative Risk (Risk Ratio)
Answer: tells us how much higher the risk of the outcome is in the
exposed group compared to the unexposed group
◉ Experimental Designs
Answer: the gold standard for identifying causal relationships
◉ Random Assignment
Answer: randomly assigning participants to groups in which all
participants have an equal chance of getting into an experimental
group
◉ Blinding
, Answer: when the group assignment is concealed
◉ Good Placebo
Answer: trying to prove that medical
◉ Experimental Study
Answer: study in which the independent variable's effect is being
manipulated by the experimenter
◉ Observational Study
Answer: study in which the independent variable is not manipulated
by the experimenter
◉ Empirical Research
Answer: publication in which someone writes about an experiment
they did on a study they held
◉ Literature Review
Answer: publication (general) in which someone is reviewing
another study
◉ Systematic Review
