ACE HEALTH COACH - CHAPTER 3
Operant Conditioning - Answer A learning strategy that analyzes how acts are
affected by their consequences.
Antecedent - Answer. Stimuli that precede a behavior and frequently convey the
expected repercussions of the conduct
Positive Reinforcement: ANSWER Presenting a pleasant stimulus enhances the
likelihood of a behavior recurring in the future.
Negative Reinforcement: ANSWER Removing or avoiding aversive cues after a
desirable activity raises the likelihood that the action will repeat in the future.
Extinction - Answer When a favorable stimulus that previously accompanied a
behavior is eliminated, the likelihood of the behavior occurring again is diminished.
Punishment - Answer Consists of an uncomfortable stimulus following an
undesired activity that reduces the likelihood of the conduct occurring again.
What are the four basic categories of social support? ANSWER: emotional.
Tangible
Informational
Companionship
10 Cognitive Irrational Distortions: ANSWER 1. All-or-Nothing Thinking
2. Overgeneralization.
3. Mental Filter
4. Discounting the positives
, 5. Jumping to conclusions.
6. Magnification versus minimization
7. Emotional reasoning.
8. Statements including the word "should" or catastrophe
9. Labeling
10. Personalization and Blame
Pre-Contemplation: ANSWER People at this level are inactive and have not even
considered an activity regimen.
Contemplation - Answer People in this stage are still sedentary, but are starting to
consider the necessity of activity and have begun to identify the consequences of
being inactive.
Preparation - Answer People at this stage engage in some physical activity because
they are psychologically and physically preparing to adopt an activity program.
Action: ANSWER During this stage, people engage in regular physical activity, but
have done so for fewer than six months.
Maintenance - ANSWER This stage is characterized by frequent physical activity
engagement lasting more than six months.
Operant Conditioning - Answer A learning strategy that analyzes how acts are
affected by their consequences.
Antecedent - Answer. Stimuli that precede a behavior and frequently convey the
expected repercussions of the conduct
Positive Reinforcement: ANSWER Presenting a pleasant stimulus enhances the
likelihood of a behavior recurring in the future.
Negative Reinforcement: ANSWER Removing or avoiding aversive cues after a
desirable activity raises the likelihood that the action will repeat in the future.
Extinction - Answer When a favorable stimulus that previously accompanied a
behavior is eliminated, the likelihood of the behavior occurring again is diminished.
Punishment - Answer Consists of an uncomfortable stimulus following an
undesired activity that reduces the likelihood of the conduct occurring again.
What are the four basic categories of social support? ANSWER: emotional.
Tangible
Informational
Companionship
10 Cognitive Irrational Distortions: ANSWER 1. All-or-Nothing Thinking
2. Overgeneralization.
3. Mental Filter
4. Discounting the positives
, 5. Jumping to conclusions.
6. Magnification versus minimization
7. Emotional reasoning.
8. Statements including the word "should" or catastrophe
9. Labeling
10. Personalization and Blame
Pre-Contemplation: ANSWER People at this level are inactive and have not even
considered an activity regimen.
Contemplation - Answer People in this stage are still sedentary, but are starting to
consider the necessity of activity and have begun to identify the consequences of
being inactive.
Preparation - Answer People at this stage engage in some physical activity because
they are psychologically and physically preparing to adopt an activity program.
Action: ANSWER During this stage, people engage in regular physical activity, but
have done so for fewer than six months.
Maintenance - ANSWER This stage is characterized by frequent physical activity
engagement lasting more than six months.
