Which Statements by a Breastfeeding Class Participant Indicate That Teaching

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which statements by a breastfeeding class participant indicate that teaching by the nurse was effective?

• A) "Breastfed infants get more skin-to-skin contact and sleep better."
• B) "Breastfeeding raises the level of a hormone that makes me feel good."
• C) "Breastfeeding is complex and difficult, and I probably won't succeed."
• D) "Breastfeeding is worthwhile, even if it costs more overall."
• E) "Breastfed infants have fewer digestive and respiratory illnesses."

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

A psychological phenomenon where the first pieces of information presented are better remembered than information presented later.

Halo Effect

The tendency to assume that a person has generally positive or negative traits as a result of observing one major positive or negative trait.

Fundamental Attribution Errors

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underemphasizing the role of situational factors.

Situational Attribution

Attributing a behavior to some external cause or factor operating within the situation; an external attribution.