Middle-class African-American mothers encouraged the physical activity of their daughters and ...

Middle-class African-American mothers encouraged the physical activity of their daughters and limited their consumption of snack foods and sugary carbonated beverages. Mothers who lived at the poverty line
 
  a. encouraged their daughters to drink more water and limited their daughters' consumption of fatty foods.
  b. were more likely to feed their daughters vegetarian diets.
  c. were more likely to feed their daughters diets high in fats and fast foods.
  d. encouraged more physical exercise than any other group.

Question 2

Dr. Spatz has just delivered a baby girl, and is now going to assess her physical health using the Apgar scale. Which of the following won't he rate as part of this evaluation?
 
  a. her heart rate
 b. her muscle tone
 c. her number of fingers and toes
  d. her skin tone

Question 3

Two studies of African-American mothers and daughters (Miklos et al., 2004 Thompson et al., 2003) found a relationship between nutrition and
 
  a. age of the daughter.
  b. age of the mother.
  c. obesity rates of the mothers.
  d. socioeconomic status/class.

Question 4

In order to assess the physical health of a newborn baby, an obstetrician would assign ratings according to the ____ scale. If the baby receives a score of 7 or higher, (s)he is considered to be in good physical condition.
 
  a. Brazelton
  b. Vineland
 c. Apgar
 d. Wechsler

Question 5

Recent research (Currie et al., 2009) found that the association between fast food restaurants, schools, and child obesity levels was related to
 
  a. the type of fast food restaurant near the school.
  b. the distance of the fast food restaurant to the school.
  c. the number of hours the children attended school.
  d. the child's genetic proclivity toward salty and sugary flavors.