NASM CNC Exam with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
According to the SCOFF eating disorder assessment, what is the minimum number of positive answers
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which might indicate an eating disorder?
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A. 1 |||\\\
B. 2|||\\\
C. 3
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D. 5 - correct answersB. 2
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Vitamin B9 - correct answersFolic Acid (Folate) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach, which is an example of an appropriate
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resource for determining daily caloric intake? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity level
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b. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric intake.
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c. Body type and cultural preferences
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d. Dietary Guidelines for Americans - correct answersd. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
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Which term describes how a body of knowledge is based on observation and experience?
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a. Reliable
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b. Repeatable
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c. Empirical
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d. Falsifiable - correct answersc. Empirical
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,Scientists find that a protein supplement increases lean mass in the elderly. However, they caution
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that the results may not apply to other populations, like younger people. What term best describes
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what the scientists are referring to?
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a. Reliability
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b. External validity
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c. Test-retest reliability
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d. Selection bias - correct answersb. External validity
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Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship between protein intake and lean body mass,
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and then they statistically analyze them together as a group. What type of study is this?
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a. Narrative review
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b. Meta-analysis
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c. Randomized controlled trials
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d. Observational research - correct answersb. Meta-analysis
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This is research in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors to determine correlation.
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Prediction - correct answersan expected outcome generate from a hypothesis |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Theory - correct answersa hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a large body of high-quality
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evidence has been accumulated |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Hypothesis - correct answersa proposed explanation for a problem or set of observations |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Anecdote - correct answersan account of a person's experience or event |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Uncontrolled variable - correct answersa variable in an experiment that a scientist makes no effort to |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
manipulate or account for |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
, Primary Research - correct answersoriginal research where scientists perform experiments and collect
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data
Observational Research - correct answersresearch in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
to determine correlation
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Randomized Control Trials - correct answersdivided people into 2 or more groups randomly |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
1 - intervention to be tested
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2 - control group
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independent variable - correct answersvariable that is manipulated |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
External Validity - correct answersthe ability to generalize the results of a study
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Systematic Review - correct answersa review where scientists systematically gather all research on a
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topic & evaluate it based on predefined criteria and rules
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test-retest reliability - correct answersability to get similar results when something is measured under
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the same conditions |||\\\ |||\\\
Reliability - correct answersconsistency of a measure |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Validity - correct answersthe extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
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Selection Bias - correct answerssample of people in the study are not a representative of larger
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population that scientists are looking to make inferences about |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Cross-Sectional studies - correct answers- variables in a group at a specific point in time |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
According to the SCOFF eating disorder assessment, what is the minimum number of positive answers
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which might indicate an eating disorder?
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A. 1 |||\\\
B. 2|||\\\
C. 3
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D. 5 - correct answersB. 2
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Vitamin B9 - correct answersFolic Acid (Folate) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach, which is an example of an appropriate
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resource for determining daily caloric intake? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity level
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b. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric intake.
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c. Body type and cultural preferences
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d. Dietary Guidelines for Americans - correct answersd. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
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Which term describes how a body of knowledge is based on observation and experience?
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a. Reliable
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b. Repeatable
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c. Empirical
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d. Falsifiable - correct answersc. Empirical
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,Scientists find that a protein supplement increases lean mass in the elderly. However, they caution
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that the results may not apply to other populations, like younger people. What term best describes
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what the scientists are referring to?
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a. Reliability
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b. External validity
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c. Test-retest reliability
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d. Selection bias - correct answersb. External validity
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Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship between protein intake and lean body mass,
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and then they statistically analyze them together as a group. What type of study is this?
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a. Narrative review
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b. Meta-analysis
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c. Randomized controlled trials
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d. Observational research - correct answersb. Meta-analysis
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This is research in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors to determine correlation.
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Prediction - correct answersan expected outcome generate from a hypothesis |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Theory - correct answersa hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a large body of high-quality
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evidence has been accumulated |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Hypothesis - correct answersa proposed explanation for a problem or set of observations |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Anecdote - correct answersan account of a person's experience or event |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Uncontrolled variable - correct answersa variable in an experiment that a scientist makes no effort to |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
manipulate or account for |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
, Primary Research - correct answersoriginal research where scientists perform experiments and collect
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data
Observational Research - correct answersresearch in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
to determine correlation
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Randomized Control Trials - correct answersdivided people into 2 or more groups randomly |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
1 - intervention to be tested
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2 - control group
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independent variable - correct answersvariable that is manipulated |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
External Validity - correct answersthe ability to generalize the results of a study
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Systematic Review - correct answersa review where scientists systematically gather all research on a
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topic & evaluate it based on predefined criteria and rules
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test-retest reliability - correct answersability to get similar results when something is measured under
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the same conditions |||\\\ |||\\\
Reliability - correct answersconsistency of a measure |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Validity - correct answersthe extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
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Selection Bias - correct answerssample of people in the study are not a representative of larger
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population that scientists are looking to make inferences about |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Cross-Sectional studies - correct answers- variables in a group at a specific point in time |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
