NASM BEHAVIOUR CHANGE SPECIALIST
EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
1) American adults have become more and more overweight over the years. Most
recently, approximately what percentage of adults are overweight and obese? -
ANSWER>>About 1/3 of American adults are obese and 2/3 are overweight.
2) Health and Fitness Professionals specializing in Behavior Change need to abide
by a strict code of ethics with their clients. One important aspect of behaving in
an ethical manner is - ANSWER>>Making sure that they are working within their
specific scope of practice and expertise.
3) Coaching in the wellness area is defined as - ANSWER>>Partnering with clients
in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their
personal and professional potential.
4) Health and fitness professionals specializing in behavior change -
ANSWER>>Will be able to use scientifically validated screening and intervention
techniques in a guided self-help way to progress clients to results.
5) Active listening involves - ANSWER>>Listening intently and focusing attention on
the client even though at times this requires silence.
6) The OSCAR model, which is a framework for a coaching engagement, is an
acronym for - ANSWER>>Outcome, situation, choices, actions, and review.
,7) Coaches need to understand learning preferences and styles because -
ANSWER>>Adults learn differently from each other and approach learning
differently than do children.
8) People learn by doing and feeling and rely more on intuition than logic. This is an
example of which of Kolb's learning styles? - ANSWER>>Accommodating
9) The OSCAR model of change is - ANSWER>>A framework for coaching
engagement which provides a clear structure for the coaching process.
10) Which of the following is an example of a helping profession that requires a
coaching role or relationship? - ANSWER>>Nutritionist
11) Lazarus' model of screening is multimodal because it - ANSWER>>Emphasizes
the biological aspects of humans to include such things as behaving, thinking,
sensing, expressing, and imagining.
12) Based on the Symptoms Checklist, clients experiencing substantial amounts of
distress are at risk of - ANSWER>>Dropping out of a change-oriented
intervention and thus may need more modest goals.
13) It is important that health and fitness professionals carefully review clients'
responses on the Multimodal Life History Inventory because - ANSWER>>It
establishes the health professional's level of interest in the client and thus helps
build rapport and form a strong bond between professional and client.
14) Lazarus' multimodal screening model is especially helpful to fitness professionals
because it - ANSWER>>Can help determine which interventions to use to initiate
desired changes in clients without actually developing a formal clinical diagnosis.
,15) What do scores average on the Problem Checklist for individuals seeking
counseling and those in the normative range, respectively -
ANSWER>>Individuals seeking counseling averaged scores around 50 while
those in the normative range averaged around 16.
16) Most doctors and researchers recommend losing _____ pounds per month as
safe and reasonable. - ANSWER>>8
17) Which of the following is a potential problem when setting goals? -
ANSWER>>Setting too many goals too soon.
18) Both short- and long-term goals are important because - ANSWER>>Long-term
goals tell you where you eventually want to go and short-term goals provide
feedback in terms of where you are in reaching your long-term goals.
19) Research from the industrial/organizational areas has clearly shown that -
ANSWER>>In 90% of the studies, specific, difficult goals led to higher levels of
performance than easy goals, no goals, or "do your best" goals.
20) In a study investigating goal setting in relation to dietary habits and weight
control, what technique was combined with goal setting produced the most
positive effects - ANSWER>>Self-monitoring
21) Goal setting is important as a behavior change technique - ANSWER>>When the
goals enhance motivation and direct attention toward goal completion.
22) Which of the following is a technique for overcoming obstacles associated with
maintaining an exercise program? - ANSWER>>Try to refute the cons of
exercise by replacing them with alternatives and challenges.
, 23) A sport psychologist had a bowler track the correct execution of elements of the
bowling swing (e.g., grip, follow through, balance) or problems with the execution
of these elements. This is an example of - ANSWER>>Self-monitoring.
24) Researchers were able to increase the percentage of correct executions of
different tasks in football, gymnastics, and tennis by focusing on using modeling.
This demonstrated the effectiveness of - ANSWER>>Behavioral coaching.
25) A fitness professional removes the client's least favorite exercise from their next
session when the client adheres to his or her nutrition program. This is an
example of - ANSWER>>Negative reinforcement.
26) In many weight loss programs, clients learn to eliminate high fat tempting foods
from their homes which reduces the temptation to eat these foods while building
stimulus-response connections to better food choices. This is an example of -
ANSWER>>Environmental Stimulus Control.
27) Generalization means - ANSWER>>Maintenance of behavior change across
time and circumstances.
28) Contingency contracting - ANSWER>>Involves the use of explicit agreements
specifying expectations, and plans for the behavior to be changed.
29) Progressive Relaxation - ANSWER>>Consists of tensing and relaxing specific
muscles groups throughout the body.
30) When you smell one of your favorite foods, you may immediately salivate and
have a strong desire to eat it. This is an example of - ANSWER>>Classical
conditioning.
EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
1) American adults have become more and more overweight over the years. Most
recently, approximately what percentage of adults are overweight and obese? -
ANSWER>>About 1/3 of American adults are obese and 2/3 are overweight.
2) Health and Fitness Professionals specializing in Behavior Change need to abide
by a strict code of ethics with their clients. One important aspect of behaving in
an ethical manner is - ANSWER>>Making sure that they are working within their
specific scope of practice and expertise.
3) Coaching in the wellness area is defined as - ANSWER>>Partnering with clients
in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their
personal and professional potential.
4) Health and fitness professionals specializing in behavior change -
ANSWER>>Will be able to use scientifically validated screening and intervention
techniques in a guided self-help way to progress clients to results.
5) Active listening involves - ANSWER>>Listening intently and focusing attention on
the client even though at times this requires silence.
6) The OSCAR model, which is a framework for a coaching engagement, is an
acronym for - ANSWER>>Outcome, situation, choices, actions, and review.
,7) Coaches need to understand learning preferences and styles because -
ANSWER>>Adults learn differently from each other and approach learning
differently than do children.
8) People learn by doing and feeling and rely more on intuition than logic. This is an
example of which of Kolb's learning styles? - ANSWER>>Accommodating
9) The OSCAR model of change is - ANSWER>>A framework for coaching
engagement which provides a clear structure for the coaching process.
10) Which of the following is an example of a helping profession that requires a
coaching role or relationship? - ANSWER>>Nutritionist
11) Lazarus' model of screening is multimodal because it - ANSWER>>Emphasizes
the biological aspects of humans to include such things as behaving, thinking,
sensing, expressing, and imagining.
12) Based on the Symptoms Checklist, clients experiencing substantial amounts of
distress are at risk of - ANSWER>>Dropping out of a change-oriented
intervention and thus may need more modest goals.
13) It is important that health and fitness professionals carefully review clients'
responses on the Multimodal Life History Inventory because - ANSWER>>It
establishes the health professional's level of interest in the client and thus helps
build rapport and form a strong bond between professional and client.
14) Lazarus' multimodal screening model is especially helpful to fitness professionals
because it - ANSWER>>Can help determine which interventions to use to initiate
desired changes in clients without actually developing a formal clinical diagnosis.
,15) What do scores average on the Problem Checklist for individuals seeking
counseling and those in the normative range, respectively -
ANSWER>>Individuals seeking counseling averaged scores around 50 while
those in the normative range averaged around 16.
16) Most doctors and researchers recommend losing _____ pounds per month as
safe and reasonable. - ANSWER>>8
17) Which of the following is a potential problem when setting goals? -
ANSWER>>Setting too many goals too soon.
18) Both short- and long-term goals are important because - ANSWER>>Long-term
goals tell you where you eventually want to go and short-term goals provide
feedback in terms of where you are in reaching your long-term goals.
19) Research from the industrial/organizational areas has clearly shown that -
ANSWER>>In 90% of the studies, specific, difficult goals led to higher levels of
performance than easy goals, no goals, or "do your best" goals.
20) In a study investigating goal setting in relation to dietary habits and weight
control, what technique was combined with goal setting produced the most
positive effects - ANSWER>>Self-monitoring
21) Goal setting is important as a behavior change technique - ANSWER>>When the
goals enhance motivation and direct attention toward goal completion.
22) Which of the following is a technique for overcoming obstacles associated with
maintaining an exercise program? - ANSWER>>Try to refute the cons of
exercise by replacing them with alternatives and challenges.
, 23) A sport psychologist had a bowler track the correct execution of elements of the
bowling swing (e.g., grip, follow through, balance) or problems with the execution
of these elements. This is an example of - ANSWER>>Self-monitoring.
24) Researchers were able to increase the percentage of correct executions of
different tasks in football, gymnastics, and tennis by focusing on using modeling.
This demonstrated the effectiveness of - ANSWER>>Behavioral coaching.
25) A fitness professional removes the client's least favorite exercise from their next
session when the client adheres to his or her nutrition program. This is an
example of - ANSWER>>Negative reinforcement.
26) In many weight loss programs, clients learn to eliminate high fat tempting foods
from their homes which reduces the temptation to eat these foods while building
stimulus-response connections to better food choices. This is an example of -
ANSWER>>Environmental Stimulus Control.
27) Generalization means - ANSWER>>Maintenance of behavior change across
time and circumstances.
28) Contingency contracting - ANSWER>>Involves the use of explicit agreements
specifying expectations, and plans for the behavior to be changed.
29) Progressive Relaxation - ANSWER>>Consists of tensing and relaxing specific
muscles groups throughout the body.
30) When you smell one of your favorite foods, you may immediately salivate and
have a strong desire to eat it. This is an example of - ANSWER>>Classical
conditioning.
