Luigi Knows That the Surgeon General Has Determined That Smoking

question 180

Multiple Choice

Luigi knows that the surgeon general has determined that smoking increases the risk of various types of cancers, but he is sure that he won't develop cancer. Luigi's pattern of behavior illustrates the idea that

• A)many health-impairing habits creep up on us.
• B)people tend to rationalize high-risk behaviors by pointing out healthy habits that offset their unhealthy habits.
• C)people often underestimate the risks associated with their own health-impairing behavior.
• D)people believe the risks associated with health-impairing habits are overstated by media sources.

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Negligence

The failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in similar circumstances, leading to unintended injury to another party.

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