Nasm Cnc Nutrition Certification (Exam) Final Questions And Answers

Nasm Cnc Nutrition Certification (Exam) Final Questions And Answers SCOFF questionnaire - CORRECT ANSWER-Basic yet reliable set of five questions that help assess whether an eating disorder exists. Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full? Do you worry that you have lost Control over how much you eat? Have you recently lost more than One stone (14 lbs) in a 3-month period? Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin? Would you say that Food dominates your life? Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of formulating explanations about the natural world and testing those explanations with experiments and data. 1. Identify a Problem 2. Formulate a hypothesis 3. Design a study to test the hypothesis 4. Collect data 5. Discard or change the hypothesis OR continue testing Evidence-Based Practice - CORRECT ANSWER-A three-pronged approach to working with clients, which consists of making decisions based on the weight of the scientific evidence, field observations, and individual client needs and preferences. Prediction - CORRECT ANSWER-An expected outcome generated from a hypothesis Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-A hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a large body of high-quality evidence has been accumulated. Hierarchy of Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Systematic Reviews 2. Randomized Controlled Trials 3. Observational Research 4. Peer Reviews 5. Non-Peer-Reviewed Media, including anecdotes Anecdote - CORRECT ANSWER-an account of a person's experience or event Uncontrolled Variable - CORRECT ANSWER-A variable in an experiment that a scientist makes no effort to manipulate or account for. Primary Research - CORRECT ANSWER-Original research where scientists perform experiments and collect data - this is in contrast to secondary research where scientists analyze data that has already been collected or published elsewhere. Observational Research - CORRECT ANSWER-Research in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors to determine correlation. Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER-A relationship between two or more variables. Randomized Control Trial (RCT) - CORRECT ANSWER-A type of scientific study/trial where participants are randomly assigned into different groups - one or more will be the intervention to be tested and one will be the control group. Groups are randomized and a control is used in an attempt to reduce potential bias in the trial. Independent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER-The variable scientists manipulate in an experiment. External Validity - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to generalize the results of a study. Systematic Review - CORRECT ANSWER-A review where scientists systematically gather all research on a topic and evaluate it based on predefined criteria and rules. Meta-Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-A statistical analysis of a group of studies to assess the overall weight of the evidence.