Author Question: In trying to determine if the Type A/Type B classifications are reliable and valid as predictors of ... (Read 68 times)

skymedlock · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

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.