Your Textbook Reports on a Behavioral Change Program to Address

question 131

Multiple Choice

Your textbook reports on a behavioral change program to address the high rate of smoking in China. This was an important study for several reasons including the fact that

• A) the number of people who smoke in China equals the entire population of the United States.
• B) almost 100% of the women in China smoke.
• C) males and females in China have equally high rates of smoking.
• D) the types of cigarettes smoked in China are more potent than in the U.S.

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Definitions:

Cluster

A grouping of similar items, subjects, or observations in close proximity to one another, often analyzed in statistical research.

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Wilbert Fordyce

A key figure in the development of behavioral approaches to pain management and rehabilitation.