UCLA PSYCH 150
UCLA PSYCH 150 Exam 2 (Robles)
Questions With Verified Solutions.
What is a diet? - ✔✔✔ - Restricting your food intake in order to lose weight
Describe the design of the Diabetes Prevention Program. - ✔✔✔ - 1) Randomized controlled
trial
2) N=3234 non-diabetic patients at risk for diabetes
3) 3 Groups (Placebo, Metformin, Lifestyle intervention)
Name the five behavioral domains incorporated into the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). -
✔✔✔ - 1) Set goals, help plan
2) Change the environment
3) Self-monitor and get feedback on behavior
4) Learn how to perform the behavior
5) Learn about the consequences of your actions
Name the behavioral domains that are systematically related to weight loss in behavioral weight
management programs. - ✔✔✔ - 1) Compare your behavior to others (only CONSISTENT
predictor)
2) Set goals, help plan
3) Provide rewards or threats
4) Self-monitor and get feedback on behavior
5) Learn about the consequences of your actions
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What delivery-related variables predicted weight loss in the Obesity Reviews 2014 systematic
review? - ✔✔✔ - 1) Calorie counting
2) Contact with dietitian
What percentage of weight does the average person lose on a diet within 6 months? - ✔✔✔ -
5-10%
What are the consequences of yo-yo dieting? - ✔✔✔ - 1) You lose a lot of weight really quickly
only to gain it back.
2) Basal metabolic rate slows down over time.
3) Eating becomes more influenced by social, cognitive, and emotional factors.
4) Diet violations may lead to giving up the diet altogether.
5) Prolonged hunger leads to obsession with food.
What are the categories of environmental interventions that target eating habits? (***Be able to
think of example for each) - ✔✔✔ - 1) Education
2) Defaults (environmental drivers)
3) Policy
What is the simple statement about what all diets have in common? - ✔✔✔ - Food, not too
much, mostly plants
Describe the guidelines for physical activity in adults. - ✔✔✔ - 1) Moderate intensity (30
min/day, 5 days/week)
2) Vigorous intensity (20 min/day, 3 days/week)
3) Muscle strength (2 days/week)
UCLA PSYCH 150 Page 2
UCLA PSYCH 150 Exam 2 (Robles)
Questions With Verified Solutions.
What is a diet? - ✔✔✔ - Restricting your food intake in order to lose weight
Describe the design of the Diabetes Prevention Program. - ✔✔✔ - 1) Randomized controlled
trial
2) N=3234 non-diabetic patients at risk for diabetes
3) 3 Groups (Placebo, Metformin, Lifestyle intervention)
Name the five behavioral domains incorporated into the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). -
✔✔✔ - 1) Set goals, help plan
2) Change the environment
3) Self-monitor and get feedback on behavior
4) Learn how to perform the behavior
5) Learn about the consequences of your actions
Name the behavioral domains that are systematically related to weight loss in behavioral weight
management programs. - ✔✔✔ - 1) Compare your behavior to others (only CONSISTENT
predictor)
2) Set goals, help plan
3) Provide rewards or threats
4) Self-monitor and get feedback on behavior
5) Learn about the consequences of your actions
UCLA PSYCH 150 Page 1
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What delivery-related variables predicted weight loss in the Obesity Reviews 2014 systematic
review? - ✔✔✔ - 1) Calorie counting
2) Contact with dietitian
What percentage of weight does the average person lose on a diet within 6 months? - ✔✔✔ -
5-10%
What are the consequences of yo-yo dieting? - ✔✔✔ - 1) You lose a lot of weight really quickly
only to gain it back.
2) Basal metabolic rate slows down over time.
3) Eating becomes more influenced by social, cognitive, and emotional factors.
4) Diet violations may lead to giving up the diet altogether.
5) Prolonged hunger leads to obsession with food.
What are the categories of environmental interventions that target eating habits? (***Be able to
think of example for each) - ✔✔✔ - 1) Education
2) Defaults (environmental drivers)
3) Policy
What is the simple statement about what all diets have in common? - ✔✔✔ - Food, not too
much, mostly plants
Describe the guidelines for physical activity in adults. - ✔✔✔ - 1) Moderate intensity (30
min/day, 5 days/week)
2) Vigorous intensity (20 min/day, 3 days/week)
3) Muscle strength (2 days/week)
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