Scientists Were Interested in Determining Whether There Is a Relationship

question 15

Multiple Choice

Scientists were interested in determining whether there is a relationship between cancer and BMI.So they recorded the BMI of over 100,000 cancer-free people and then tracked them for 15 years.The results are shown below: BMI < 25 Relative risk = 1.0
BMI 25-29.9 Relative risk = 1.3
BMI >30 Relative risk =1.7
Which statement best describes the experiment and its results?

• A)It is an observational study that suggests that cancer risk increases as body weight increase.
• B)It is an intervention trial that suggests that cancer risk increases as body weight increase.
• C)It is an observational study that suggests that cancer risk decrease as body weight increases.
• D)It is an intervention trial that suggests that cancer risk decrease as body weight increases.

Know the practical aspects of conducting qualitative research, including focus groups and interviews, and the impact of researcher characteristics.

Understand the concept of social influence techniques such as the foot-in-the-door technique, the low-ball technique, and the door-in-the-face technique.

Differentiate between passionate and companionate love in romantic relationships.

Identify the fundamental attribution error in social perception.

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