Practice General Consumer Strategies (6.3.General) - Evaluating Health Information and Consumer Choices
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Question 1 Easy

What does the "C.R.A.P." test stand for in the context of critical analysis?

  • Answer: Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose.
  • Hint: It is a tool used to evaluate the quality of health information.

💡 Hint: It is a tool used to evaluate the quality of health information.

Question 2 Easy

Define Efficacy as it is used in the glossary.

  • Answer: The ability of a product or service to produce the desired or intended result (i.e., does it actually do what it says it will?).
  • Hint: It answers the question: "Does it work?"

💡 Hint: It answers the question: "Does it work?"

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Question 1

Which of the following is considered a credible source for health research?

  • Type: MCQ
  • Options: A celebrity endorsement, A social media influencer's post, A government health portal (e.g., NIH), A customer testimonial on a sales page.
  • Correct Answer: A government health portal (e.g., NIH).
  • Explanation: Government and academic portals provide evidence-based information that has been reviewed by experts, rather than biased marketing content.
  • Hint: Look for "peer-reviewed" or "government" in the summary.
A celebrity endorsement
A social media influencer's post
A government health portal (e.g.
NIH)
A customer testimonial on a sales page. * **Correct Answer**: A government health portal (e.g.
NIH). * **Explanation**: Government and academic portals provide evidence-based information that has been reviewed by experts
rather than biased marketing content. * **Hint**: Look for "peer-reviewed" or "government" in the summary.

💡 Hint: Look for "peer-reviewed" or "government" in the summary.

Question 2

Health fraud is the promotion of unproven or false medical remedies for profit.

  • Type: Boolean
  • Options: True, False
  • Correct Answer: True
  • Explanation: This is the literal definition of health fraud (quackery), which often targets people looking for "quick fixes."
  • Hint: Check the Glossary.
True
False * **Correct Answer**: True * **Explanation**: This is the literal definition of health fraud (quackery)
which often targets people looking for "quick fixes." * **Hint**: Check the Glossary.

💡 Hint: Check the Glossary.

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Challenge 1 Hard

The Influencer vs. Science: You find a TikTok video where a creator says, "Science is wrong; you only need to eat lemons to lose weight." Write a 3-step plan to debunk this using the General Consumer Strategies.

  • Solution:
  • Triangulation: Check the NIH or WHO websites for lemon-based diet studies (Research).
  • Credentials: Check if the creator has a degree in nutrition or medicine (Authority).
  • Realistic Expectations: Recognize that "limon-only" diets are nutritionally incomplete and unsustainable (Patience).
  • Hint: Use the "Detailed Summary" as your guide.

💡 Hint: Use the "Detailed Summary" as your guide.

Challenge 2 Hard

Identify an example of Health Fraud you have seen in real life (or on the internet). List one "Emotional Appeal" it used to attract customers.

  • Solution: (Example) "Anti-aging creams that promise to make you look 20 years younger in one night." The emotional appeal targets the fear of aging or the desire for social acceptance.
  • Hint: Emotional appeals target "insecurities" as mentioned in the Narrative Session.

💡 Hint: Emotional appeals target "insecurities" as mentioned in the Narrative Session.

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