Question 1

Implicit biases often have a more powerful impact on behavior than explicitly held beliefs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The vast majority of provider discrimination causing disparities is a product of explicit, not implicit, bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Racial health disparities are solely the result of differences in socioeconomic status (e.g., income, education).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the most widely accepted explanation for racial health inequalities?

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Research shows that racial health inequi...

Question 5

Residential segregation contributes to health disparities by

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A)   constraining opportunities to engage in recommended health behaviors, such as walking.
B)   increasing implicit biases of healthcare providers
C)   decreasing the altruism of healthcare providers.
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The consensus among scientists and scholars is that the traditional view of races-that there are distinct groups of people sharing significant biological characteristics-is wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Race is a social, as opposed to a biological, construction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Research suggests that structural racism is a significant cause of race-based health disparities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

_______ sum up deaths in a population from all causes except old age.

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A)   Life expectancies
B)   Age-adjusted death rates
C)   Health disparities
D)   Implicit biasesE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Racism is

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A)   morally wrong.
B)   empirically wrong.
C)   morally wrong and empirically wrong.
D)   neither morally wrong nor empirically wrong.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

_______ are differences among populations in mortality and disease.

Accepted Answer

A)   Life expectancies
B)   Age-adjusted death rates
C)   Health disparities
D)   Implicit biasesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D) C

Question 12

The idea that people can be divided into discrete groups based on their common biological and cultural traits originated in the

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A)   ancient world.
B)   sixteenth century.
C)   pre-Civil War South.
D)   1960s.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D) B

Question 13

Describe how racism is morally wrong by explaining how it violates the fundamental moral principles of respect for persons, justice, and utility.

Accepted Answer

Respect for persons is the principle tha...

Question 14

Racism is morally but not empirically wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_______ describes person-to-person acts of intolerance or discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A)   Structural racism
B)   Individual racism
C)   Inferiorizing
D)   Racial antipathyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Describe the problems with using race as a treatment determinant in health care.

Accepted Answer

Using race in deciding which treatment t...

Question 17

Implicit bias is a highly controversial concept with little empirical evidence supporting its existence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Scientific research debunked the conclusions of scientific racism by showing that they were based on

Accepted Answer

A)   obvious biases.
B)   faulty assumptions.
C)   methodological errors.
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

_______ describes the treatment of certain groups as inferior to other groups.

Accepted Answer

A)   Structural racism
B)   Individual racism
C)   Inferiorizing
D)   Racial antipathyE) None of the above
F) A) and B) C

Question 20

If race in the biological sense does not exist, why do scholars think we might still need the concept of race?

Accepted Answer

Even though races in the biological sens...

Exam 13: Race, Racial Bias, and Health Care

Implicit biases often have a more powerful impact on behavior than explicitly held beliefs.

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The vast majority of provider discrimination causing disparities is a product of explicit, not implicit, bias.

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Racial health disparities are solely the result of differences in socioeconomic status (e.g., income, education).

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What is the most widely accepted explanation for racial health inequalities?

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Residential segregation contributes to health disparities by

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The consensus among scientists and scholars is that the traditional view of races-that there are distinct groups of people sharing significant biological characteristics-is wrong.

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Race is a social, as opposed to a biological, construction.

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Research suggests that structural racism is a significant cause of race-based health disparities.

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_______ sum up deaths in a population from all causes except old age.

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Racism is

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_______ are differences among populations in mortality and disease.

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The idea that people can be divided into discrete groups based on their common biological and cultural traits originated in the

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Describe how racism is morally wrong by explaining how it violates the fundamental moral principles of respect for persons, justice, and utility.

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Racism is morally but not empirically wrong.

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_______ describes person-to-person acts of intolerance or discrimination.

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Describe the problems with using race as a treatment determinant in health care.

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Implicit bias is a highly controversial concept with little empirical evidence supporting its existence.

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Scientific research debunked the conclusions of scientific racism by showing that they were based on

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_______ describes the treatment of certain groups as inferior to other groups.

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If race in the biological sense does not exist, why do scholars think we might still need the concept of race?

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