BBH exam 1 questions with verified answers
1) observation
2) hypothesizing
3) testing the hypotheses Ans✓✓✓ scientific method
A ___________ is research design that, by definition, involves simply describing a
small group of patients who all have a similar diagnosis or collection of symptoms
a. case-control study
b. cohort study
c. experimental study
d. case series Ans✓✓✓ d. case series
a group of investigators are interested in a hypothesized relationship between
poor sleep and depression. They recruit a sample of participants; about half of
them sleep an adequate amount each night and half of them have what is
considered insufficient sleep (less than 6 hours per night). none of the
participants are depressed at the start of the study. Researchers follow-up with
participants over the next 5 years to determine if those who sleep in insufficient
amount each night are more likely to become depressed. This is what type of
study?
a. case-control
b. cohort
c. experimental
d. cross-sectional Ans✓✓✓ b. cohort
,a person appears to display no ability to experience fear. of the brain structures
discussed in the session, which you most suspect is dysfunctional?
a. hippocampus
b. amygdala
c. hypothalamus
d. cerebellum Ans✓✓✓ b. amygdala
above 1.0 and statistically significant it represents an increase risk.
10.0 indicates a 10-fold increase in risk Ans✓✓✓ relative risk
activity that dominates when not treated and are less alert and anxious
rest-and-digest
part of ANS Ans✓✓✓ parasympathetic nervous system
after a few weeks of observation, I have come to believe that students on campus
tend to walk faster when it is near a time that classes typically start then when it
is between class times. This is an example of a:
a. hypothesis
b. theory Ans✓✓✓ a. hypothesis
air passes after larynx
often called the windpipe Ans✓✓✓ trachea
, air passes through after pharynx
contains vocal chords Ans✓✓✓ larynx
Alexander flemming, penicillin Ans✓✓✓ antibiotics
allows researchers to see that there have been a number of similars case, and to
glean information from the collection of cases rather than just an individual case
Ans✓✓✓ case series
almond-shaped structure found adjacent to hippocampus
collection of nuclei involved with emotional experiences and fear Ans✓✓✓
amygdala
also known as the colon
receives unabsorbed food material from the small intestine
primary function is to absorb water that is in the gastrointestinal tract. Ans✓✓✓
large intestine
ancient surgical method
scrapping or cutting away the part of the skull to reveal the outer protecting
covering of the brain Ans✓✓✓ trepanation
areas where two neurons come in close contact with another, which allows them
to communicate with one another Ans✓✓✓ synapse
1) observation
2) hypothesizing
3) testing the hypotheses Ans✓✓✓ scientific method
A ___________ is research design that, by definition, involves simply describing a
small group of patients who all have a similar diagnosis or collection of symptoms
a. case-control study
b. cohort study
c. experimental study
d. case series Ans✓✓✓ d. case series
a group of investigators are interested in a hypothesized relationship between
poor sleep and depression. They recruit a sample of participants; about half of
them sleep an adequate amount each night and half of them have what is
considered insufficient sleep (less than 6 hours per night). none of the
participants are depressed at the start of the study. Researchers follow-up with
participants over the next 5 years to determine if those who sleep in insufficient
amount each night are more likely to become depressed. This is what type of
study?
a. case-control
b. cohort
c. experimental
d. cross-sectional Ans✓✓✓ b. cohort
,a person appears to display no ability to experience fear. of the brain structures
discussed in the session, which you most suspect is dysfunctional?
a. hippocampus
b. amygdala
c. hypothalamus
d. cerebellum Ans✓✓✓ b. amygdala
above 1.0 and statistically significant it represents an increase risk.
10.0 indicates a 10-fold increase in risk Ans✓✓✓ relative risk
activity that dominates when not treated and are less alert and anxious
rest-and-digest
part of ANS Ans✓✓✓ parasympathetic nervous system
after a few weeks of observation, I have come to believe that students on campus
tend to walk faster when it is near a time that classes typically start then when it
is between class times. This is an example of a:
a. hypothesis
b. theory Ans✓✓✓ a. hypothesis
air passes after larynx
often called the windpipe Ans✓✓✓ trachea
, air passes through after pharynx
contains vocal chords Ans✓✓✓ larynx
Alexander flemming, penicillin Ans✓✓✓ antibiotics
allows researchers to see that there have been a number of similars case, and to
glean information from the collection of cases rather than just an individual case
Ans✓✓✓ case series
almond-shaped structure found adjacent to hippocampus
collection of nuclei involved with emotional experiences and fear Ans✓✓✓
amygdala
also known as the colon
receives unabsorbed food material from the small intestine
primary function is to absorb water that is in the gastrointestinal tract. Ans✓✓✓
large intestine
ancient surgical method
scrapping or cutting away the part of the skull to reveal the outer protecting
covering of the brain Ans✓✓✓ trepanation
areas where two neurons come in close contact with another, which allows them
to communicate with one another Ans✓✓✓ synapse
