The Purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate

question 25

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate is to encourage people to do all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) increase physical activity and reduce time spent in sedentary behaviors.
• B) maintain appropriate calorie balance throughout each stage of life.
• C) eat a variety of vegetables.
• D) stop eating carbohydrates.
• E) vary intake of protein-containing foods.

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Definitions:

Neutral US

Refers to a stimulus that does not initially elicit a strong emotional or physiological response, used in behavioral conditioning experiments.

Conditioned Response

A conditioned reaction developed in response to a previously irrelevant stimulus after its frequent association with a stimulus that elicits an automatic response.

Original CS

In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) that is consistently paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US) to produce a conditioned response (CR).

24 Hours

The period of time it takes for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis, typically defined as a day.