Lesson 8.6.1

8.6.1 Issues and debates in health psychology Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 8

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The 20 questions

  1. Which analysis must researchers conduct before using animals in health psychology research?

    • Statistical analysis
    • Content analysis
    • Cost-benefit analysis
    • Thematic analysis

  2. Which term describes the difficulty of applying animal drug study findings to humans?

    • Reliability
    • Generalisability
    • Internal validity
    • Objectivity

  3. Why is directly observing drug action in the human brain practically difficult?

    • Lack of equipment
    • Unclear drug dosage
    • Invasive access needed
    • Too few participants

  4. How are lab experiments on drug misuse considered reductionist?

    • Using open-ended surveys
    • Applying holistic theories
    • Studying whole communities
    • Isolating single variables

  5. What is a key limitation of isolating variables in animal studies of drug addiction?

    • Low internal validity
    • Poor test reliability
    • Low ecological validity
    • High participant bias

  6. Comparing biological and learning explanations of drug misuse addresses which psychological debate?

    • Idiographic versus nomothetic
    • Ethical issues
    • Nature versus nurture
    • Psychology as science

  7. In the nature-nurture debate, biological factors represent nature, while learning explanations represent which factor?

    • Determinism
    • Reductionism
    • Holism
    • Nurture

  8. Which method best demonstrates health psychology operating as a science?

    • Controlled lab experiments
    • Unstructured self-reports
    • Subjective case studies
    • Uncontrolled observations

  9. Why are biological explanations of addiction criticised for biological reductionism?

    • Ignoring genetic factors
    • Ignoring social factors
    • Lacking internal validity
    • Lacking experimental control

  10. What does cross-cultural variation in drug misuse demonstrate about addiction explanations?

    • Biology determines misuse
    • Cultural influences matter
    • Genetics are universal
    • Interviews are invalid

  11. What research issue arises if drug misuse studies only recruit male participants?

    • Observer bias
    • Experimenter bias
    • Culture bias
    • Gender bias

  12. Which major ethical issue is directly raised by using aversion therapy for addiction?

    • Lack of debriefing
    • Right to withdraw
    • Protection from harm
    • Breach of confidentiality

  13. Which debate is most relevant when individuals in the same environment differ in drug use?

    • Ethical cost-benefit
    • Nature-nurture interaction
    • Psychology as a science
    • Reductionism versus holism

  14. Combining genetic vulnerability with environmental triggers to explain addiction reflects which perspective?

    • Interactionist perspective
    • Cultural relativism
    • Biological reductionism
    • Hard determinism

  15. What practical limitation occurs when using animal research to study human drug craving?

    • High operational cost
    • Low sample size
    • Lack of control
    • No self-report

  16. How do ethical guidelines directly impact experimental designs in human drug addiction research?

    • Eliminate researcher bias
    • Limit available procedures
    • Increase sample sizes
    • Guarantee validity

  17. What is the main methodological strength of using experiments in health psychology?

    • Perfect real-world realism
    • Total absence of bias
    • Establishing cause and effect
    • High ecological validity

  18. The claim that drug misuse is caused purely by neurochemistry aligns with which position?

    • Free will
    • Biological determinism
    • Environmental determinism
    • Reciprocal determinism

  19. What differs between societies, influencing attitudes to addiction?

    • Cultural norms
    • Brain anatomy
    • Biological mechanisms
    • Genetic structures

  20. Testing treatments solely on animals raises ethical issues and which practical issue?

    • Demand characteristics
    • Social sensitivity
    • Experimenter bias
    • Generalisability

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