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Question 1 of 5

What type of bias occurs when the outcome influences the exposure classification?

A. Selection bias

B. Information bias

C. Recall bias

D. Reverse causation bias

Correct Answer: Reverse causation bias

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is a responsibility of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?

A. Conducting the research study

B. Providing funding for the research

C. Reviewing and approving research protocols to ensure ethical standards

D. Publishing the results of the research

Correct Answer: Reviewing and approving research protocols to ensure ethical standards

Question 3 of 5

For which would a screening test be most appropriate?

A. Disease A, which must be caught early because society punishes those known to have the disease

B. Disease B, which can be controlled if caught early in the disease process

C. Disease C, which people need to know whether they have contracted, even though there is no treatment for the disease

D. Disease D, because people may want to use that information in family planning

Correct Answer: Disease B, which can be controlled if caught early in the disease process

Question 4 of 5

A familial aggregation pattern exists for cancer of all the following organs EXCEPT

A. breast

B. cervix

C. stomach

D. colon

Correct Answer: cervix

Question 5 of 5

What is the impact of increasing the cutoff point of a diagnostic test on sensitivity and specificity?

A. Increases both sensitivity and specificity

B. Decreases both sensitivity and specificity

C. Increases sensitivity and decreases specificity

D. Decreases sensitivity and increases specificity

Correct Answer: Decreases sensitivity and increases specificity

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