Which of the Following Is FALSE

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE?

• A) Less children are overweight in middle and late childhood than in early childhood.
• B) The obesity rate for 2 to 5-year-olds dropped substantially in 2013 -2014.
• C) Overweight 5-year-olds are more likely to be obese at age 14 than normal-weight counterparts.
• D) Children in the 95^th percentile among peers in terms of BMI are considered overweight.

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

The group in a scientific study that receives the treatment or intervention being tested, as opposed to the control group which does not.

Control Group

In an experimental study, group of subjects whose experience resembles that of the experimental group in all ways except that they do not receive the key manipulation.

Wait List Control

A research method where participants are assigned to a waiting list and receive the intervention after the active treatment group, used as a control condition in studies.

Obsessive-Compulsive

Pertaining to a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to repetitive behaviors (compulsions).