According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach, which is an example of
an appropriate resource for determining daily caloric intake?
a. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity level
b. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric intake.
c. Body type and cultural preferences
d. Dietary Guidelines for Americans - CORRECT ANSWER :/ d. Dietary
Guidelines for Americans
Which term describes how a body of knowledge is based on observation and
experience?
,a. Reliable
b. Repeatable
c. Empirical
d. Falsifiable - CORRECT ANSWER :/ c. Empirical
Scientists find that a protein supplement increases lean mass in the elderly.
However, they caution that the results may not apply to other populations, like
younger people. What term best describes what the scientists are referring to?
a. Reliability
b. External validity
c. Test-retest reliability
d. Selection bias - CORRECT ANSWER :/ b. External validity
Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship between protein intake and
lean body mass, and then they statistically analyze them together as a group. What
type of study is this?
a. Narrative review
b. Meta-analysis
c. Randomized controlled trials
d. Observational research - CORRECT ANSWER :/ b. Meta-analysis
This is research in which a researcher observes ongoing behaviors to determine
correlation.
, Prediction - CORRECT ANSWER :/ an expected outcome generate from a
hypothesis
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER :/ a hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a
large body of high-quality evidence has been accumulated
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER :/ a proposed explanation for a problem or
set of observations
Anecdote - CORRECT ANSWER :/ an account of a person's experience or event
Uncontrolled variable - CORRECT ANSWER :/ a variable in an experiment that
a scientist makes no effort to manipulate or account for
Primary Research - CORRECT ANSWER :/ original research where scientists
perform experiments and collect data
Observational Research - CORRECT ANSWER :/ research in which a
researcher observes ongoing behaviors to determine correlation
Randomized Control Trials - CORRECT ANSWER :/ divided people into 2 or
more groups randomly
1 - intervention to be tested
2 - control group
independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER :/ variable that is manipulated
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