1. In the definition given in this book, health psychology is defined as an ______ field.

1. international
2. interdisciplinary
3. interactive
4. interesting

2. The leading risk factor for global disease burden in 2002 was ______.

1. alcohol
2. childhood and maternal underweight
3. tobacco
4. high blood pressure

3. According to the textbook, a psychological approach in the absence of environmental change is like ______.

1. whistling in the wind
2. an excellent idea
3. revolutionary and ingenious
4. a breath of fresh air

4. According to S.S. Stevens, measurement is the assignment of numbers to attributes according to ______.

1. formulae
2. size
3. rules
4. quality

5. According to Michell, before quantification can happen, it is first necessary to obtain evidence that the relevant attribute is quantitative in ______.

1. structure
2. stature
3. status
4. studies

6. When findings are difficult to generalize to the world outside of the laboratory, we say the research is lacking in ______ validity.

1. ecological
2. economical
3. empirical
4. experimental

7. The ‘Health Onion’ is an example of a ______.

1. paradigm
2. model
3. theory
4. framework

8. In this chapter, evidence-based practice is likened to ______.

1. slicing an onion
2. filtering coffee
3. making wine
4. baking bread

9. More research is necessary to confirm the assumption that ______ cause positive changes to quality of life.

1. lifestyle changes
2. research findings
3. survey data
4. questionnaire responses

10. ______ have some of the characteristics of paradigms (Kuhn, 1970) as they refer to a complete system of thinking about a field of inquiry.

1. Pathways
2. Theories
3. Frameworks
4. Models