Question 1

A chi-squared test:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is a measure of bone density
B)  Is used to calculate the number of people needed for a focus group
C)  Is a measurement of the expected difference between two data categories, based on a specific hypothesis
D)  Tracks the validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire C

Question 2

A linear correlation coefficient (r) of 1.0 in a research study indicates:

Accepted Answer

A)  A perfect correlation between the study variables
B)  No correlation between the study variables
C)  A negative correlation between the study variables
D)  Not enough information is provided to make an assessment A

Question 3

A 43-year old woman with a long history of obesity and moderate hypertension and impaired glucose tolerance is referred to you by her primary care physician for nutritional counseling. The woman says she is not interested in following a diet and is not willing to commit to long-term counseling. What strategy would be most effective in working with her?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refer her to another RD.
B)  Discuss the value of small, manageable lifestyle modifications and encourage her to add one or two specific changes to her daily routine.
C)  Give her a written 1200-calorie diet plan and ask her to come back in 2 weeks.
D)  Lecture her about the risks to her health if she remains obese. B

Question 4

Proxemics refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to read small print
B)  Formulas used to calculate electrolytes in enteral feedings
C)  A management style used in major corporations
D)  An individual's position, orientation, and distance from other people in a room

Question 5

A cross-sectional study is used when a researcher wants to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Compare frequencies of many different diseases in a community over a year
B)  Collect information about one type of disease in a group of people over a defined time period
C)  Measure lab values of study subjects at specific intervals
D)  Control for confounding factors

Question 6

A 43-year old woman with a long history of obesity and moderate hypertension and impaired glucose tolerance is referred to you by her primary care physician for nutritional counseling. The woman says she is not interested in following a diet and is not willing to commit to long-term counseling. What strategy would be most effective in working with her?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refer her to another RD.
B)  Discuss the value of small, manageable lifestyle modifications and encourage her to add one or two specific changes to her daily routine.
C)  Give her a written 1200-calorie diet plan and ask her to come back in 2 weeks.
D)  Lecture her about the risks to her health if she remains obese.

Question 7

Drop batter is made up of:

Accepted Answer

A)  One part liquid and one part flour
B)  One part liquid and two parts flour
C)  Two parts liquid and one part flour
D)  Two parts liquid and three parts flour

Question 8

Which protein-digesting enzymes are produced by the pancreas:

Accepted Answer

A)  Trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase
B)  Amylase, maltase, sucrase
C)  Peptidase, lipase, esterase
D)  Nuclease, secretin, cholycystekinin

Exam 4: Nutrition Science