Which Dangerous Health Behavior Was Highlighted by the First Surgeon

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which dangerous health behavior was highlighted by the first surgeon general's report that was published in 1964?

• A)binge eating
• B)drinking
• C)smoking
• D)drug abuse

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Definitions:

Pleasing

Evoking a sense of happiness or satisfaction.

Threatening

Describes a behavior or communication that implies harm or negative consequences, often used to intimidate or coerce.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in behavioural psychology where the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that naturally produces a behavior, eventually causing the neutral stimulus to elicit that behavior on its own.