According to Social Role Theory, If People Are Asked to Explain

question 53

Multiple Choice

According to social role theory, if people are asked to explain why nurses are caring, they would say that

• A) their role requires nurses to be caring.
• B) women are more caring than men and most nurses are women.
• C) supervisors of medical facilities are reluctant to hire men as nurses.
• D) they are trained to be kind in college.

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Definitions:

Myogenic Mechanism

A feedback mechanism in which blood vessels respond to changes in blood pressure to maintain steady blood flow.

Afferent Arteriole

A small blood vessel that carries blood toward the glomeruli of the kidney as part of the filtration process.

Tubular Secretion

Movement of materials, by means of active transport, from the blood into the filtrate of a nephron.

Active Transport

Carrier-mediated process that requires ATP and can move substances against a concentration gradient.