Cellulose does not qualify as a nutrient but deserves to be given serious consideration in planning a healthy diet.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Rationale: Cellulose (dietary fiber) is not considered a nutrient because the body cannot digest or absorb it. However, cellulose plays an important role in decreasing cholesterol production and removing it from the body.
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a. The difference between persons with or without exceptionalities. b. The person before the exceptionality. c. The impairment before the person. d. Which person with impairments has the greatest need.
The act of reading often elicits a need to share the textual events with others. All of the following exemplifies the impulse to share, except:
a. Telling about a book by reading aloud a passage or recounting the story itself. b. Reading together with a book buddy or partner. c. Sharing discoveries through statements like "Look at this!" and "Listen to this!" d. Reenacting fairy tales of folktales through dramatic play or puppetry.
Let's suppose a college student named Abby found one part of Chapter 11 to be hard for her as she studied it this week, specifically the section on comprehension processes. Why might that section have been challenging for Abby?
A. A fair amount of the terminology was not in her background information, there was high proposition density, and her motivation was not particularly high. B. Abby lacked schema availability and cohesion. Furthermore, the text lacked examples to clarify major points. C. Abby has anaphora, a type of comprehension difficulty found with informational text. With anaphora, material with a heavy concept load is particularly challenging. D. The text contained superordinate units and lexical items.
A therapist has a goal to reduce the mean number of patient symptoms expressed for a particular disorder to two symptoms per day. Following therapy, she determines that the z score for 2 symptoms per day is 0. Assuming the data are normally distributed, did she reach her goal?
A. No, because the z score indicates 0 improvement. B. No, because the z score is not negative (indicating a reduction in symptoms). C. Yes; in fact, she actually reduced the mean number of symptoms to 0. D. Yes, because a z score of 0 is the average, or mean.