NSCI 3543: FOOD AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT EXAM #1
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. culture
Answer:
the beliefs, attitudes, values, and practices of a community of individuals
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2. the term "food ----" (also called food culture or foodways) refers to the multiplicity of ways in which
humans use food
Answer:
manners
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3. changes in food behavior happen most often with:
Answer:
peripheral foods
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4. what is NOT a part of cultural identity? values, dining out, religious beliefs, ethnic behaviors
Answer:
dining out
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5. what is the ominvore's paradox?
Answer:
humans are attracted to new foods but prefer familiar foods
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6. acculturation is:
Answer:
adaption
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7. core foods are those food which are typically
Answer:
consumed daily
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8. humans have a predisposition for foods/flavors starting in infancy that are
Answer:
sweet
, Question:
9. food selection is primarily motivated by
Answer:
taste
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10. what is true about acculturation of food habits?
Answer:
food habits are often the last practice to be changed with acculturation
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11. what is the most significant sociodemographic factor in predicting selection?
Answer:
income level
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12. cultural plurality
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means that no single ethnic group is a majority
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13. when considering diet in the context of other cultures, good habits can be classified according to
nutritional impact. which is the first thing that should be considered?
Answer:
food used that has positive health consequences and should be encouraged
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14. the conventional system of healthcare in the united states is:
Answer:
biomedicine
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15. the asian practice of keeping the body in harmony by maintaining balance is:
Answer:
yin and yang
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16. medical pluralism in the united states is:
Answer:
widespread
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17. low-context cultures present information
Answer:
in a logical way - linear sequence
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. culture
Answer:
the beliefs, attitudes, values, and practices of a community of individuals
Question:
2. the term "food ----" (also called food culture or foodways) refers to the multiplicity of ways in which
humans use food
Answer:
manners
Question:
3. changes in food behavior happen most often with:
Answer:
peripheral foods
Question:
4. what is NOT a part of cultural identity? values, dining out, religious beliefs, ethnic behaviors
Answer:
dining out
Question:
5. what is the ominvore's paradox?
Answer:
humans are attracted to new foods but prefer familiar foods
Question:
6. acculturation is:
Answer:
adaption
Question:
7. core foods are those food which are typically
Answer:
consumed daily
Question:
8. humans have a predisposition for foods/flavors starting in infancy that are
Answer:
sweet
, Question:
9. food selection is primarily motivated by
Answer:
taste
Question:
10. what is true about acculturation of food habits?
Answer:
food habits are often the last practice to be changed with acculturation
Question:
11. what is the most significant sociodemographic factor in predicting selection?
Answer:
income level
Question:
12. cultural plurality
Answer:
means that no single ethnic group is a majority
Question:
13. when considering diet in the context of other cultures, good habits can be classified according to
nutritional impact. which is the first thing that should be considered?
Answer:
food used that has positive health consequences and should be encouraged
Question:
14. the conventional system of healthcare in the united states is:
Answer:
biomedicine
Question:
15. the asian practice of keeping the body in harmony by maintaining balance is:
Answer:
yin and yang
Question:
16. medical pluralism in the united states is:
Answer:
widespread
Question:
17. low-context cultures present information
Answer:
in a logical way - linear sequence
