Which of the Following Describes the Relationship Between Smoking and Mortality

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the relationship between smoking and mortality in the United States?

• A)Smoking is the leading cause of death.
• B)Nearly one in five adult deaths are related to tobacco.
• C)On average,smokers live five years less than nonsmokers.
• D)Environmental tobacco smoke causes fewer than 1,000 deaths each year.

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Definitions:

Distal Stimuli

Objects and events in the external world that provide sensory input, as opposed to the sensory signals (proximal stimuli) actually perceived by the senses.

Psychophysics

The branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and sensory perceptions and responses.

Discriminated Stimuli

Stimuli in operant conditioning that signal when a particular response will lead to a certain outcome.

Detected Stimuli

Sensory input from the environment that is recognized and processed by the nervous system.