HHS231 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Which of the following correctly lists the amount of Calories per gram for fat, protein, and
carbohydrate? - ANS Carbohydrates provide 4 calories per gram, protein provides 4 calories
per gram, and fat provides 9 calories per gram.
Which of the following are ALL energy containing nutrients? - ANS carbs, fats, and protein
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding food labeling? - ANS food is
measured by weight?
How many minutes of moderate physical activity should someone get per week? - ANS 150
minutes
Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change - ANS precontemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action, maintenance
autonomy - ANS self determination by Deci and Ryan's (1985) Self-Determination Theory
self-determination theory (SDT) - ANS theory of human motivation in which the social
context of an action has an effect on the type of motivation existing for the action
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,Locus of Control (LOC) - ANS construct that refers to the belief of individuals that what
happens to them is under their control (internal LOC) or beyond their control (external LOC)
internal LOC - ANS People assume their actions and decisions affect their experiences
external LOC - ANS generalized expectancy that situational outcomes are controlled by
factors external to the self
Multiple Health Behavior Change (MHBC) - ANS health interventions address more than one
health behavior to produce greater health impacts
Intrinsic motivation - ANS a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake
Extrinsic motivation - ANS a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or
avoid threatened punishment
self-efficacy - ANS one's sense of competence and effectiveness.
Mastery, Vicarious Experience, Verbal persuasion, and Emotional Arousal
telling others your goal will: - ANS Decrease your motivation toward that goal
What not to do? - ANS Delay the social gratification by acknowledging that your brain
mistakes the saying for the doing.
Resist the temptation to tell others our goals.
State the goal in a constructive and meaningful way.
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, Energy in should always be equal to energy out. - ANS false
Thermic Effect of Food (TEF) - ANS the energy expended as a result of processing food
consumed
basal metabolic rate (BMR) - ANS The metabolic rate of a nongrowing, resting, fasting,
nonstressed endotherm.
physical activity - ANS any form of movement that causes your body to use energy
Hypothalamus - ANS A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several
maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system
via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.
set point - ANS the point at which an individual's "weight thermostat" is supposedly set.
When the body falls below this weight, an increase in hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may
act to restore the lost weight.
body composition - ANS ratio of body fat to lean body tissue
fat free mass - ANS the nonfat component of the human body, consisting of skeletal muscle,
bone, and water
According to the chart above, the acceptable range of body fat for men is: - ANS 18-25%
According to the chart above, the acceptable range of body fat for women is: - ANS 25-31%
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Which of the following correctly lists the amount of Calories per gram for fat, protein, and
carbohydrate? - ANS Carbohydrates provide 4 calories per gram, protein provides 4 calories
per gram, and fat provides 9 calories per gram.
Which of the following are ALL energy containing nutrients? - ANS carbs, fats, and protein
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding food labeling? - ANS food is
measured by weight?
How many minutes of moderate physical activity should someone get per week? - ANS 150
minutes
Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change - ANS precontemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action, maintenance
autonomy - ANS self determination by Deci and Ryan's (1985) Self-Determination Theory
self-determination theory (SDT) - ANS theory of human motivation in which the social
context of an action has an effect on the type of motivation existing for the action
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Locus of Control (LOC) - ANS construct that refers to the belief of individuals that what
happens to them is under their control (internal LOC) or beyond their control (external LOC)
internal LOC - ANS People assume their actions and decisions affect their experiences
external LOC - ANS generalized expectancy that situational outcomes are controlled by
factors external to the self
Multiple Health Behavior Change (MHBC) - ANS health interventions address more than one
health behavior to produce greater health impacts
Intrinsic motivation - ANS a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake
Extrinsic motivation - ANS a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or
avoid threatened punishment
self-efficacy - ANS one's sense of competence and effectiveness.
Mastery, Vicarious Experience, Verbal persuasion, and Emotional Arousal
telling others your goal will: - ANS Decrease your motivation toward that goal
What not to do? - ANS Delay the social gratification by acknowledging that your brain
mistakes the saying for the doing.
Resist the temptation to tell others our goals.
State the goal in a constructive and meaningful way.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Energy in should always be equal to energy out. - ANS false
Thermic Effect of Food (TEF) - ANS the energy expended as a result of processing food
consumed
basal metabolic rate (BMR) - ANS The metabolic rate of a nongrowing, resting, fasting,
nonstressed endotherm.
physical activity - ANS any form of movement that causes your body to use energy
Hypothalamus - ANS A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several
maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system
via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.
set point - ANS the point at which an individual's "weight thermostat" is supposedly set.
When the body falls below this weight, an increase in hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may
act to restore the lost weight.
body composition - ANS ratio of body fat to lean body tissue
fat free mass - ANS the nonfat component of the human body, consisting of skeletal muscle,
bone, and water
According to the chart above, the acceptable range of body fat for men is: - ANS 18-25%
According to the chart above, the acceptable range of body fat for women is: - ANS 25-31%
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