When Assessing a Positive Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Oral

question 15

Multiple Choice

When assessing a positive relationship between alcohol consumption and oral cancer using a case-control study, increasing the sample size of the study will result in which of the following?

• A) A lower p value and a smaller 95% confidence interval
• B) A greater odds ratio and a higher disease prevalence
• C) A lower p value, a smaller 95% confidence interval, and a greater odds ratio
• D) A lower p value, a smaller 95% confidence interval, a higher disease prevalence, and a greater odds ratio
• E) None of these is correct.

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Definitions:

Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum of the mammalian brain, involved in various high-level brain functions such as perception, thought, memory, and decision making.

Emotion-arousing Stimulus

Any event or object in the environment that triggers a specific emotional response.

James-Lange Theory

The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli.

Cannon-Bard Theory

The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion.