Your neighbor is concerned about the health of her 8-year-old daughter, Ava, who is obese. The most effective approach to helping Ava lose weight would be to ________.
a. use food rewards as an incentive for her to spend more time exercising
b. implement a family-based intervention that focuses on changing eating and exercise behaviors
c. place her on a strict, low-calorie diet, while worrying less about exercise
d. enroll her in an adult-organized sport that emphasizes individual achievement
Ans: b. implement a family-based intervention that focuses on changing eating and exercise behaviors
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a. psychodynamic theory c. the biogenic theory of depression b. learned helplessness theory d. the cognitive triad
Which of the following could be concluded from the study of learned taste aversion in children undergoing chemotherapy?
A. Learned taste aversions only last for a few days. B. People can only learn to avoid food that is sour or bitter in taste. C. People can only learn to avoid food that is poisonous. D. Learned taste aversions last for months to years.
Which of the following statements BEST expresses the relationship between a sample and a population?
a. A sample includes a population. b. A population is similar to a sample. c. A population includes a sample. d. A sample is completely separate from a population.
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A. observer draft B. observer bias C. reactivity D. poor reliability