A Challenge in Epidemiologic Research That Explores the Effect of Race

question 1

Multiple Choice

A challenge in epidemiologic research that explores the effect of race on cardiovascular disease is that

• A) measuring race is hard because is a poorly understood concept and its validity is questionable.
• B) measuring race requires DNA testing.
• C) there are too many human races.
• D) race is usually not associated with health outcomes.
• E) cardiovascular disease is not well defined.

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Definitions:

Source Amnesia

Source amnesia is the inability to remember where, when, or how previously learned information was acquired, while retaining the factual knowledge.

False Recollection

The phenomenon of remembering something inaccurately, involving the creation of fabricated or distorted recollections, often with high confidence in their veracity.

Proactive Interference

A type of memory interference where old information makes it harder to learn and remember new information.

False Eyewitness

A situation where a witness of an event gives inaccurate, misleading, or mistaken testimony.