A Gym Is Offering a New 6-Week Weight Loss Exercise

question 51

Multiple Choice

A gym is offering a new 6-week weight loss exercise program for its members. Members who sign up for the program are weighed and measured once a week for the duration of the program. The owners of the gym want to know if the weight loss program actually helps people lose weight. What variable could be a possible confounding factor in determining the cause of weight loss?

• A)The person's commitment to the program.
• B)The person's marital status.
• C)The person's family structure.
• D)The person's diet.

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Definitions:

Tissot

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The sexual stimulation of one's own genitals for sexual pleasure, often to the point of orgasm.

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Physical reactions of the genital organs in response to sexual stimulation.