Peerwise questions Flashcards
Article 1:
Which of the following is false?
A. The inclusion criteria were sensitive.
B. Previous studies did not focus on college students.
C. Only studies focusing on prevalence rates were included.
D. Studies with qualitative outcome measures were included.
C. Only studies focusing on prevalence rates were included. (Correct answer)
Article 1: Which of the following interventions was most effective at improving sleep quality? A. CBT B. Relaxation C. Sleep hygiene D. Constructive worry intervention
A. CBT
Article 1:
Which of the following was not a limitation of this paper?
A. Most samples were composed of healthy students.
B. The outcome measures varied greatly between studies.
C. Samples with other psychological disorders were not included.
D. The definition of relaxation as a psychological intervention is problematic.
D. The definition of relaxation as a psychological intervention is problematic.
Article 2:
Close to 1 in 3 American adults are opposed to mandatory vaccine requirements for attending public schools and less than half believe that scientists understand the health effects of the MMR vaccine very well. What has contributed to this phenomenon?
A. Lack of trust between the general population and medical professionals
B. Increasing increasing amounts of research indicating a link between vaccines and negative side
effects such as autism
C. Misinformation about the link between vaccines and autism
D. The belief that big pharma is pushing vaccines for profit
C. Misinformation about the link between vaccines and autism
A2
What factors are most likely to lead an individual to believe conspiracy theories about vaccines?
A. Having conservative political views
B. Believing that governments and pharmaceutical companies purposefully cover-up research that
proves that vaccines are harmful
C. Having lower levels of education and increased religious service attendance
D. Having low levels of generalized interpersonal trust and domain-specific knowledge
D. Having low levels of generalized interpersonal trust and domain-specific knowledge
A2: The study’s finding that people who know the least about the cause of autism and who are misinformed about the link between vaccines and autism are most likely to think they know more than medical professionals about the causes of autism is an example of which of the following? A. Dunning Kruger effect B. Expert discounting C. Misinformation effect D. Overconfidence phenomenon
A. Dunning Kruger effect
Article 3:
How is BMI (Body-mass index) associated with emotional eating?
A. Modest negative correlation with positive emotional eating
B. Modest positive correlation with negative emotional eating
C. High positive correlation with both positive and negative emotional eating
D. A and B are correct
D. A and B are correct
A3:
How is stress related to emotional eating?
A. Acute stress is associated with suppression of appetite
B. Any sort of stress is associated with an increase in appetite
C. Mild to moderate stress leads to increase in food intake for some individuals
D. A and C are correct
D. A and C are correct
A3:
PNEES-P had significant correlation with which subscales of the EDAS?
A. All the subscales
B. Restrained eating and purging only
C. Restrained eating, binge eating and preoccupation with body image
D. Only with preoccupation with body image
C. Restrained eating, binge eating and preoccupation with body image
Article 4:
Which of the following is false?
A. Binge-watching TV shows is correlated to escapist behaviour
B. Repetitive engagement in a series can be predicted by the theme of the show
C. Some experts believe binge-watching four consecutive episodes is the threshold for unhealthy
behaviour
D. Binge-watching excessively can have positive consequence
C. Some experts believe binge-watching four consecutive episodes is the threshold for unhealthy
behaviour
A4:
Which of the following is true?
A. Emotion regulation strategies were considered in the study
B. The results can be generalized
C. The BWESQ scale could discriminate between healthy high engagement in TV series and
unhealthy binge-watching
D. All correlations found were large in size, showing causation
C. The BWESQ scale could discriminate between healthy high engagement in TV series and
unhealthy binge-watching
A4: Which model(s) explore why someone watches TV? A. BWESQ B. WTSMQ C. CIUS D. Both BWESQ and WTSMQ
B. WTSMQ
Article 5:
What is the name of the model that the investigators used to guide data collection? A. Taylor’s Caregiver-Patient Model
B. Pearlin’s Stress Process Model
C. Lazarus’ Stress Appraisal Theory D. Selye’s General Adaptation Model
B. Pearlin’s Stress Process Model
A5: Which of the following is(are) caregivers’ outcome(s)? A. Depressive symptoms B. Physical health C. Mental health D. All of the above
D. All of the above
A5: Which of these was not examined by the Pearlin’s Model in this study? A. Contextual factors B. Primary stressors C. Secondary outcomes D. Psychosocial resources
C. Secondary outcomes
Article 6:
What has been found to be the cause for maintaining phantom limb pain?
A. Having psychological attachments to the lost limb
B. Cortical reorganization
C. Painful sensations perceived as originating from the missing limb
D. Central malplasticity
D. Central malplasticity
A6:
Which of the following is NOT included in the participants intervention sessions?
A. Placement of electrodes and fiducial marker
B. Pain evaluation
C. Session debriefing with clinician
D. All of the above are included in the intervention sessions
C. Session debriefing with clinician
A6:
What were the results of the study?
A. There were improvements in the duration and intensity of pains
B. There was a reduction in intrusion of daily living but not in intrusion of sleep
C. The frequency of phantom limb pain had a positive change after treatment and remained
positive at all follow-ups
D. AandC
D. AandC
Article 7:
Which of the following was/were required of cocaine users to be eligible for this study?
A. Users must use cocaine as their primary illegal drug
B. Users must have abstained for at least a year
C. Users must not have a native tongue other than German
D. AandC
D. AandC
A7:
The neurofeedback task involved:
A. Recording from the VTA/SN and imagining using cocaine
B. Recording from the hippocampus and imagining using cocaine
C. Recording from the VTA/SN and imagining non-drug rewarding mental imagery
D. More than one of the above answers are true
C. Recording from the VTA/SN and imagining non-drug rewarding mental imagery
A7:
Which of the following is/are an accurate explanation(s) of the neurofeedback task?
A. Participants were asked to focus on the yellow smiley face till they felt happy
B. Participants were asked to distract themselves during the “rest”
C. Participants were asked to use mental imagery to turn the red smiley face yellow
D. BandCaretrue
D. BandCaretrue
Article 8: Which of the following was not being investigated in the study? A. Negative mood B. Anxiety C. Body satisfaction D. Self-compassion
B. Anxiety
A8:
Which of the following is the correct name and description of the technique used to measure participants’ body appreciation?
A. A visual analogue scale: a 100-point dashed line with the ends being not at all and extremely. One of the VAS prompts was about participants being satisfied with their weight
B. The sociocultural attitudes towards appearance scale-3: participants rated (1-5) to what extent they agreed with nine statements regarding body image
C. A visual analogue scale: a 100-point dashed line with the ends being “not at all” and “extremely”. One of the VAS prompts was about participants’ emotions regarding their bodies
D. A modified version of the sociocultural attitudes towards appearance scale-3: participants rated (1-50) to what extent they agreed with 16 statements regarding attitudes towards the body
C. A visual analogue scale: a 100-point dashed line with the ends being “not at all” and “extremely”. One of the VAS prompts was about participants’ emotions regarding their bodies
A8:
Which of the following is/are an accurate application(s) of the results of the study?
A. A woman with an Instagram feed containing fitness influencers will exhibit worse qualities
across all levels being investigated by the study compared to controls
B. A woman with an Instagram feed containing inspirational quotes will be better only in terms of
negative emotions but not in terms of body image compared to controls
C. A woman with an Instagram feed containing inspirational quotes will be better across all levels being investigated by the study compared to controls
D. AandC
C. A woman with an Instagram feed containing inspirational quotes will be better across all levels being investigated by the study compared to controls
