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Among factors influencing how people respond to medical symptoms, which of theses is NOT classified as a personal factor? a. the amount of stress a person is under b. the person's personality traits c. the ethnic group the person belongs to d. the person's perception of his/her body {Ans: c. the ethnic group the person belongs to}Nonspecific immune system response a. provides the first line of defense amongst foreign substances in the body b. occurs in a nonspecific order c. has the ability to create a type of memory that confers immunity d. protects against specific immune responses that threaten the body {Ans: a. provides the first line of defense amongst foreign substances in the body}In a group of college students participating in a research study, some are told by an experimenter that their blood pressure measurements are high, and some that theirs are normal. Later, those told of high readings report additional symptoms of hypertension. According to Leventhal's research, why? a. because they really did have hypertension b. because the feedback caused them anxiety c. because a label influenced their perception d. because a label raised symptom awareness {Ans: c. because a label influenced their perception}Which