Which of the Following Is a True Statement

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a true statement?

• A) Tobacco is known to cause about 25 diseases.
• B) Thirty percent of all regular smokers die of smoking-related diseases.
• C) Tobacco is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
• D) More deaths are due to illegal drug use than are due to tobacco use.

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Definitions:

Surveillance Strategy

A plan or approach designed to systematically monitor activities or behaviors, often for the purpose of gathering information, ensuring security, or enforcing policies.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut where the likelihood of something is judged based on how similar it is to a typical case.

Confirmation Bias

The propensity to seek out, interpret, prefer, and remember data in a manner that validates one's already established beliefs or theories.

Mental Set

A tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past.