NASM CNC EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● Vitamin B9
Answer: Folic Acid (Folate)
●● According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach, which is an
example of an appropriate resource for determining daily caloric intake?
a. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity level
b. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric intake.
c. Body type and cultural preferences
d. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Answer: d. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
●● Which term describes how a body of knowledge is based on
observation and experience?
a. Reliable
b. Repeatable
c. Empirical
,d. Falsifiable
Answer: c. Empirical
●● Scientists find that a protein supplement increases lean mass in the
elderly. However, they caution that the results may not apply to other
populations, like younger people. What term best describes what the
scientists are referring to?
a. Reliability
b. External validity
c. Test-retest reliability
d. Selection bias
Answer: b. External validity
●● Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship between
protein intake and lean body mass, and then they statistically analyze
them together as a group. What type of study is this?
a. Narrative review
b. Meta-analysis
c. Randomized controlled trials
d. Observational research
Answer: b. Meta-analysis
,This is research in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors to
determine correlation.
●● Prediction
Answer: an expected outcome generate from a hypothesis
●● Theory
Answer: a hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a large body of
high-quality evidence has been accumulated
●● Hypothesis
Answer: a proposed explanation for a problem or set of observations
●● Anecdote
Answer: an account of a person's experience or event
●● Uncontrolled variable
Answer: a variable in an experiment that a scientist makes no effort to
manipulate or account for
●● Primary Research
, Answer: original research where scientists perform experiments and
collect data
●● Observational Research
Answer: research in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors to
determine correlation
●● Randomized Control Trials
Answer: divided people into 2 or more groups randomly
1 - intervention to be tested
2 - control group
●● independent variable
Answer: variable that is manipulated
●● External Validity
Answer: the ability to generalize the results of a study
●● Systematic Review
Answer: a review where scientists systematically gather all research on a
topic & evaluate it based on predefined criteria and rules
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● Vitamin B9
Answer: Folic Acid (Folate)
●● According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach, which is an
example of an appropriate resource for determining daily caloric intake?
a. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity level
b. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric intake.
c. Body type and cultural preferences
d. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Answer: d. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
●● Which term describes how a body of knowledge is based on
observation and experience?
a. Reliable
b. Repeatable
c. Empirical
,d. Falsifiable
Answer: c. Empirical
●● Scientists find that a protein supplement increases lean mass in the
elderly. However, they caution that the results may not apply to other
populations, like younger people. What term best describes what the
scientists are referring to?
a. Reliability
b. External validity
c. Test-retest reliability
d. Selection bias
Answer: b. External validity
●● Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship between
protein intake and lean body mass, and then they statistically analyze
them together as a group. What type of study is this?
a. Narrative review
b. Meta-analysis
c. Randomized controlled trials
d. Observational research
Answer: b. Meta-analysis
,This is research in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors to
determine correlation.
●● Prediction
Answer: an expected outcome generate from a hypothesis
●● Theory
Answer: a hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a large body of
high-quality evidence has been accumulated
●● Hypothesis
Answer: a proposed explanation for a problem or set of observations
●● Anecdote
Answer: an account of a person's experience or event
●● Uncontrolled variable
Answer: a variable in an experiment that a scientist makes no effort to
manipulate or account for
●● Primary Research
, Answer: original research where scientists perform experiments and
collect data
●● Observational Research
Answer: research in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors to
determine correlation
●● Randomized Control Trials
Answer: divided people into 2 or more groups randomly
1 - intervention to be tested
2 - control group
●● independent variable
Answer: variable that is manipulated
●● External Validity
Answer: the ability to generalize the results of a study
●● Systematic Review
Answer: a review where scientists systematically gather all research on a
topic & evaluate it based on predefined criteria and rules
