Evaluate the Statements Below and Determine Which One Is Incorrect

question 33

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the statements below and determine which one is incorrect regarding the HPV vaccine.

• A)Only females have a cervix so it is not necessary to vaccinate males against HPV since they cannot develop cervical cancer.
• B)Even if a female retains her virginity until she marries,it is important she is vaccinated before having sex because the virus is transmitted from male to female regardless of marital status.
• C)Males can develop cancer from HPV,most often in the penis,anus,mouth and throat,so it important that males as well as females are vaccinated during adolescence.
• D)HPV is so pervasive in our society that the CDC states that nearly all sexually active adults will be exposed to HPV at some stage of their lives.
• E)Since HPV is incurable and some strains house oncogenes,vaccination before first exposure is the best cancer prevention.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalisation

The tendency for a response that has been conditioned to one stimulus to be elicited by similar stimuli.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that are not paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that initially does not trigger a response, but after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, it comes to elicit a conditioned response.