In trying to determine if the Type A/Type B classifications are reliable and valid as predictors of ...

In trying to determine if the Type A/Type B classifications are reliable and valid as predictors of heart disease, it becomes apparent that
 
  a. not every individual shows distinctively Type A or Type B characteristics.
 b. women are usually Type A and men are usually Type B.
 c. interviews to assess people's personality characteristics are more reliable than questionnaires.
  d. medical tests are the only valid predictors of heart disease.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true regarding hypertension in the United States?
 
  a. African-Americans are more likely to develop hypertension and have hypertensive vascular diseases than Caucasians.
  b. African-Americans are just as likely to develop hypertension and have hypertensive vascular diseases than Caucasians.
  c. African-Americans are less likely to develop hypertension and have hypertensive vascular diseases than Caucasians.
  d. Only African-Americans of a certain genetic variant are more likely than Caucasians to develop hypertension and have hypertensive vascular diseases than Caucasians.

Question 3

Since heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, it is very important, in terms of prevention, to determine if
 
  a. better medications can be found to treat heart disease.
 b. changes in behavior, lifestyle, and attitude can prevent heart attacks.
  c. psychotherapy can help people adjust to having an artificial heart.
  d. heart transplants can be made available to more patients.

Question 4

Which of the following individuals have been shown to have greater tendency to suffer from hypertension?
 
  a. Those with high levels of stress whose parents had normal blood pressure
 b. Those with low levels of stress whose parents had high blood pressure
  c. Those with high levels of stress whose parents had high blood pressure
  d. Those with low levels of stress whose parents had normal blood pressure