PED 101 Final Chapter 1 Questions with Correct Answers (Grade
A+)
Question 1: Which of the following is attributed to regular physical activity?
Answer: reduced risk of weight gain
Question 2: Going for a walk instead of eating dessert is an example of
Answer: countering
Question 3: T/F: In the maintenance stage, people work to prevent relapse into old habits.
Answer: true
Question 4: Which of the following is the best specific, time-oriented goal for exercise?
Answer: I'll run 3 miles in 30 minutes by mid-July
Question 5: Which of the following is most true of habits?
Answer: Habits involve elements of deliberate choice but are influenced by demographics.
Question 6: A person with an internal locus of control
Answer: has a high level of self-efficacy
Question 7: The "M" in the "SMART" system for setting goals stands for which of the following?
Answer: measurable
Question 8: T/F: Sixty-eight percent of Americans have a fat-to-lean ratio above recommended ranges.
Answer: true
Question 9: T/F: Lack of support and guidance can act as a barrier to behavior change.
Answer: true
Question 10: Sue derives satisfaction and self-esteem from her job, so she is experiencing a high level of
________ wellness.
Answer: emotional
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, Question 11: T/F: Going to a bar with a friend when you are trying to quit drinking is an example of
effectively controlling your environment
Answer: false
Question 12: T/F: Countering involves restructuring the environment to avoid temptations.
Answer: false
Question 13: The average healthy life expectancy for males is which of the following?
Answer: 65 years
Question 14: 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 15: 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 16: The average life expectancy at birth for males is which of the following?
Answer: 75.6 years
Question 17: Which of the following is an example of prevention?
Answer: a vaccination
Question 18: Being physically fit, getting regular medical exams, and having a healthy diet are all
components of ________ wellness
Answer: physical
Question 19: T/F: Physical fitness is defined as the ability to perform sports skills with proficiency
Answer: false
Question 20: T/F: Having an external locus of control means that a person believes that he has control
over his behavioral choices
Answer: false
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A+)
Question 1: Which of the following is attributed to regular physical activity?
Answer: reduced risk of weight gain
Question 2: Going for a walk instead of eating dessert is an example of
Answer: countering
Question 3: T/F: In the maintenance stage, people work to prevent relapse into old habits.
Answer: true
Question 4: Which of the following is the best specific, time-oriented goal for exercise?
Answer: I'll run 3 miles in 30 minutes by mid-July
Question 5: Which of the following is most true of habits?
Answer: Habits involve elements of deliberate choice but are influenced by demographics.
Question 6: A person with an internal locus of control
Answer: has a high level of self-efficacy
Question 7: The "M" in the "SMART" system for setting goals stands for which of the following?
Answer: measurable
Question 8: T/F: Sixty-eight percent of Americans have a fat-to-lean ratio above recommended ranges.
Answer: true
Question 9: T/F: Lack of support and guidance can act as a barrier to behavior change.
Answer: true
Question 10: Sue derives satisfaction and self-esteem from her job, so she is experiencing a high level of
________ wellness.
Answer: emotional
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, Question 11: T/F: Going to a bar with a friend when you are trying to quit drinking is an example of
effectively controlling your environment
Answer: false
Question 12: T/F: Countering involves restructuring the environment to avoid temptations.
Answer: false
Question 13: The average healthy life expectancy for males is which of the following?
Answer: 65 years
Question 14: 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 15: 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 16: The average life expectancy at birth for males is which of the following?
Answer: 75.6 years
Question 17: Which of the following is an example of prevention?
Answer: a vaccination
Question 18: Being physically fit, getting regular medical exams, and having a healthy diet are all
components of ________ wellness
Answer: physical
Question 19: T/F: Physical fitness is defined as the ability to perform sports skills with proficiency
Answer: false
Question 20: T/F: Having an external locus of control means that a person believes that he has control
over his behavioral choices
Answer: false
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