ISSA Personal Trainer Practice Test
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• Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question? -
✓✓"Have you ever seen a doctor for a heart condition?"
"Do you want to begin your fitness program today?"
Correct! "How did you first notice that you were gaining weight?"
"Is your favorite color blue?"
• What type of goal is focused on the necessary steps to achieve it? -
✓✓Personal goal
Correct! Process goal
Private goal
Outcome goal
• What is the definition of behavior? -✓✓An experience that a client will
have with a trainer
An event that has a beginning, middle, and end
Correct! An action that can be observed, measured, and modified
An action that builds rapport and community
• Which psychological need in the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is
described as the basic need to feel in control of one's own behavior and
goals? -✓✓Relatedness
,Motivation
Correct! Autonomy
Competence
• What stage of change is someone in if they are engaging in a new
behavior and have been doing so for less than six months? -✓✓Correct!
Action
Pre-contemplation
Preparation
Maintenance
• What type of motivation is driven by personal enjoyment and
satisfaction? -✓✓Extrinsic motivation
Correct! Intrinsic motivation
External motivation
Independent motivation
• What does the "A" in SMART goals stand for? -✓✓Correct!
Achievable
Absurd
Associated
Addressing
• When communicating with clients, what type of communication must
be constructive and effective to improve competence? -✓✓Introductions
Correct! Feedback
General conversation
Praise
,• What type of goal is open to interpretation by the client as opposed to
being supported by measurable data? -✓✓SMART goal
Correct! Subjective goal
Objective goal
Motivational goal
• Which of the following is included in the appendicular skeleton? -
✓✓Skull
Ribs
Correct! Shoulder girdle
Spine
• Which type of muscle is the most common in the human body? -
✓✓Correct! Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Autonomic muscle
• What does the Golgi tendon organ detect and respond to in the muscle?
-✓✓The electrical activity of a muscle
Correct! Changes in muscle tension
Muscular time under tension
The rate and force of muscle stretch
• Blood vessels are comprised of which type of muscle tissue? -✓✓Type
II muscle fibers
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
Correct! Smooth muscle
, • Which human organ systems are responsible for human movement? -
✓✓Muscular system, circulatory system, and skeletal system
Nervous system, muscular system, and endocrine system
Muscular system, digestive system, and nervous system
Correct! Nervous system, muscular system, and skeletal System
• Which of the following is an effect of long-term cortisol elevation in
the body? -✓✓Correct Answer Increases appetite
Enhances the brain's use of glucose
Reduces inflammation
Reduces unnecessary bodily functions during stress
• During the cardiac cycle, what is the name of the contraction phase of
the heartbeat? -✓✓Correct! Systole
Fibrillation
Diastole
Arrhythmia
• During exercise, which organ system regulates fluid volume and
pressure in body tissues? -✓✓Venules
Correct! Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
• What is the process of external respiration? -✓✓The exchange of
gasses from the blood to the interstitial fluid and body tissues
The exchange of gasses in the chambers of the heart
The exchange of gasses from the arteries to the capillaries
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED – Full
Study Pack
• Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question? -
✓✓"Have you ever seen a doctor for a heart condition?"
"Do you want to begin your fitness program today?"
Correct! "How did you first notice that you were gaining weight?"
"Is your favorite color blue?"
• What type of goal is focused on the necessary steps to achieve it? -
✓✓Personal goal
Correct! Process goal
Private goal
Outcome goal
• What is the definition of behavior? -✓✓An experience that a client will
have with a trainer
An event that has a beginning, middle, and end
Correct! An action that can be observed, measured, and modified
An action that builds rapport and community
• Which psychological need in the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is
described as the basic need to feel in control of one's own behavior and
goals? -✓✓Relatedness
,Motivation
Correct! Autonomy
Competence
• What stage of change is someone in if they are engaging in a new
behavior and have been doing so for less than six months? -✓✓Correct!
Action
Pre-contemplation
Preparation
Maintenance
• What type of motivation is driven by personal enjoyment and
satisfaction? -✓✓Extrinsic motivation
Correct! Intrinsic motivation
External motivation
Independent motivation
• What does the "A" in SMART goals stand for? -✓✓Correct!
Achievable
Absurd
Associated
Addressing
• When communicating with clients, what type of communication must
be constructive and effective to improve competence? -✓✓Introductions
Correct! Feedback
General conversation
Praise
,• What type of goal is open to interpretation by the client as opposed to
being supported by measurable data? -✓✓SMART goal
Correct! Subjective goal
Objective goal
Motivational goal
• Which of the following is included in the appendicular skeleton? -
✓✓Skull
Ribs
Correct! Shoulder girdle
Spine
• Which type of muscle is the most common in the human body? -
✓✓Correct! Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Autonomic muscle
• What does the Golgi tendon organ detect and respond to in the muscle?
-✓✓The electrical activity of a muscle
Correct! Changes in muscle tension
Muscular time under tension
The rate and force of muscle stretch
• Blood vessels are comprised of which type of muscle tissue? -✓✓Type
II muscle fibers
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
Correct! Smooth muscle
, • Which human organ systems are responsible for human movement? -
✓✓Muscular system, circulatory system, and skeletal system
Nervous system, muscular system, and endocrine system
Muscular system, digestive system, and nervous system
Correct! Nervous system, muscular system, and skeletal System
• Which of the following is an effect of long-term cortisol elevation in
the body? -✓✓Correct Answer Increases appetite
Enhances the brain's use of glucose
Reduces inflammation
Reduces unnecessary bodily functions during stress
• During the cardiac cycle, what is the name of the contraction phase of
the heartbeat? -✓✓Correct! Systole
Fibrillation
Diastole
Arrhythmia
• During exercise, which organ system regulates fluid volume and
pressure in body tissues? -✓✓Venules
Correct! Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
• What is the process of external respiration? -✓✓The exchange of
gasses from the blood to the interstitial fluid and body tissues
The exchange of gasses in the chambers of the heart
The exchange of gasses from the arteries to the capillaries
