Author Question: Jenna has been smoking since she was 17 years old. She is now 26. If she quits before the age of 30, ... (Read 94 times)

cartlidgeashley · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Jenna has been smoking since she was 17 years old. She is now 26. If she quits before the age of 30, her ____.

a. life expectancy will be the same as for someone who has never smoked
b. risk of lung cancer is cut in half
c. risk of stroke is the same as for nonsmokers
d. life expectancy will increase by 1.73 years

Question 2

Samantha meets with a counselor at her college health clinic to discuss ways to stop her smoking habit, which is up to a pack a day now. The counselor recommends basing her cessation program on asking herself questions regarding her daily routine, triggers for smoking, personal interests, and stress reduction techniques, as well as potential obstacles to stopping. This approach utilizes the ______ effect.

a. state-dependent memory
b. encoding specificity
c. personal identification
d. self-reference