Physical Activity Behavior Test Questions & Answers Ch7

Chapter 7

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEHAVIOR

Multiple Choice

1. Which activity would be a part of the concept of active living?

A. Reading

B. Sleeping

C. Housekeeping

D. Watching television

2. According to the physical activity guidelines for adults, how long should each episode of aerobic activity be performed?

A.10 minutes

B. 50 minutes

C. 75 minutes

D. 150 minutes

3. Which guideline should be followed by an inactive person to increase physical activity?

A. Start low and go slow

B. Participate in vigorous activity 3 times a week

C. Perform episodes of 60 minutes

D. Engage in bone-strengthening activities 3 times a week

4. Which best explains self-regulation with physical activity?

A. Skill to plan and monitor exercise activities

B. Confidence in the ability to be physically active

C. Expectation for activity to prevent health problems

D. Desire to have physical activity help with weight control

5. Which is considered one of six key barriers to physical activity among older adults?

A. Cost

B. Time

C. Beliefs

D. Weather

6. Which physical activity is best supported by a built environment?

A. Golf

B. Tennis

C. Walking

D. Swimming

7. Which strategy supports a behavioral intervention to increase physical activity?

A. Adding bicycle lanes

B. Improving community sidewalks

C. Text messages to encourage activity

D. Handout explaining the benefits of activity

8. Which is an environmental approach to improve physical activity?
A. Adding bicycle lanes to highways

B. Changing traffic lights to stop signs

C. Removing trees along walking trails

D. Posting signs to limit pedestrian traffic

9. Which strategy can be used by a workplace to improve physical activity?

A. Limit mandatory overtime

B. Use facilities that have faster elevators

C. Reduce the length of time for a lunch break

D. Place parking lots farther from the worksite

10. Which statement best explains a stealth health promotion intervention?

A. An action that improves health as a side effect

B. An action performed to promote healthy behavior

C. An activity that can be done while doing something else

D. An activity that can be done in a minimal amount of time

Answer. A

11. Which is an example of a stealth health promotion intervention?
A. Person who loses weight to prevent taking medication to treat diabetes

B. Person who takes a low-dose aspirin to prevent the development of another heart attack

C. Person who grows vegetables because they cost too much to purchase in the grocery store
D. Person who eliminates sodium from the diet to prevent fluid retention when taking a diuretic

12. Which is a potential downfall of using the life course approach as a framework for physical activity?

A. Emphasizes physical activity modes and domains

B. Interventions rarely target more than one age group or population

C. Considers an individual’s behavior and the contexts in which an individual lives

D. Focuses on too many variables such as individual, interpersonal, organizational, environmental, and public policy

13. Which strategy can be used to improve the dissemination of information learned from research about physical activity?

A. Publish the findings in medical journals

B. Send the results to health insurance plans

C. Obtain funding to share the information with the target population

D. Ask Congress to create a committee to study the impact of physical activity

14. Which information about physical activity for children and adolescents should be incorporated into the K-12 curriculum?

A. Vigorous intensity physical activity should occur at least 5 days a week

B. Most of 60 minutes per day of aerobic activity should be of moderate or vigorous intensity

C. Muscle-strengthening physical activity should occur at least twice a week during the 60 minutes of activity per day

D. Bone strengthening physical activity should occur most days of the week during the 60 minutes of physical activity per day

15. Which has increased sedentary behavior and reduced physical activity in children?

A. Suburban living

B. Organized sports

C. Use of technology

D. Lack of safety equipment