PED 101 Final Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers (Grade
A+)
Question 1: An action plan, a list of support sources, and a public declaration of intent are all part of
what strategy for change?
Answer: behavior change contract
Question 2: T/F In the maintenance stage, people work to prevent relapse into old habits.
Answer: true
Question 3: An organized, deliberate effort to alter or replace a habit or activity is known as
Answer: behavior change
Question 4: The "M" in the "SMART" system for setting goals stands for which of the following?
Answer: measurable
Question 5: Shaping is defined as
Answer: making a series of small changes
Question 6: Which of the following statements is true of the incidence of obesity in the United States?
Answer: it is steadily increasing
Question 7: The degree to which a person believes in his or her ability to achieve a goal is known as
Answer: self efficacy
Question 8: A person with an internal locus of control has a high level of
Answer: self efficacy
Question 9: Sue derives satisfaction and self-esteem from her job, so she is experiencing a high level of
________ wellness.
Answer: emotional
Question 10: T/F The leading causes of death for Americans overall are heart disease and cancer.
Answer: true
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, Question 11: The ability to have satisfying interpersonal relationships is which of the following?
Answer: social wellness
Question 12: ACSM recommends that adults perform at least ________ minutes of moderate physical
activity per week.
Answer: 150
Question 13: Which of the following is a goal of Healthy People 2020?
Answer: promote healthy life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
Question 14: Learning a second language is most likely to improve ________ wellness.
Answer: intellectual
Question 15: A step-by-step process of making a series of small changes is known as which of the
following?
Answer: shaping
Question 16: ________ is a component of spiritual wellness
Answer: altruism
Question 17: People who have thought about what they might do to change a behavior and are within a
month or so of taking action are in which stage of behavior change?
Answer: preparation
Question 18: Your friend is morbidly obese. When you express your concern to him about his health, he
denies that his obesity will have any effect on his health and cites the example of his father, who is also
obese and apparently healthy. Which stage of behavior change is your friend in regarding his obesity?
Answer: precontemplation
Question 19: Which of the following is a purpose of the exercise warm-up?
Answer: increase muscle elasticity
Question 20: The overload principle states that to see improvements in physical fitness, you must
Answer: train at a level higher than what you are used to
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A+)
Question 1: An action plan, a list of support sources, and a public declaration of intent are all part of
what strategy for change?
Answer: behavior change contract
Question 2: T/F In the maintenance stage, people work to prevent relapse into old habits.
Answer: true
Question 3: An organized, deliberate effort to alter or replace a habit or activity is known as
Answer: behavior change
Question 4: The "M" in the "SMART" system for setting goals stands for which of the following?
Answer: measurable
Question 5: Shaping is defined as
Answer: making a series of small changes
Question 6: Which of the following statements is true of the incidence of obesity in the United States?
Answer: it is steadily increasing
Question 7: The degree to which a person believes in his or her ability to achieve a goal is known as
Answer: self efficacy
Question 8: A person with an internal locus of control has a high level of
Answer: self efficacy
Question 9: Sue derives satisfaction and self-esteem from her job, so she is experiencing a high level of
________ wellness.
Answer: emotional
Question 10: T/F The leading causes of death for Americans overall are heart disease and cancer.
Answer: true
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, Question 11: The ability to have satisfying interpersonal relationships is which of the following?
Answer: social wellness
Question 12: ACSM recommends that adults perform at least ________ minutes of moderate physical
activity per week.
Answer: 150
Question 13: Which of the following is a goal of Healthy People 2020?
Answer: promote healthy life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
Question 14: Learning a second language is most likely to improve ________ wellness.
Answer: intellectual
Question 15: A step-by-step process of making a series of small changes is known as which of the
following?
Answer: shaping
Question 16: ________ is a component of spiritual wellness
Answer: altruism
Question 17: People who have thought about what they might do to change a behavior and are within a
month or so of taking action are in which stage of behavior change?
Answer: preparation
Question 18: Your friend is morbidly obese. When you express your concern to him about his health, he
denies that his obesity will have any effect on his health and cites the example of his father, who is also
obese and apparently healthy. Which stage of behavior change is your friend in regarding his obesity?
Answer: precontemplation
Question 19: Which of the following is a purpose of the exercise warm-up?
Answer: increase muscle elasticity
Question 20: The overload principle states that to see improvements in physical fitness, you must
Answer: train at a level higher than what you are used to
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