Characteristics of Food Groups Plans Include All of the Following

question 63

Multiple Choice

Characteristics of food groups plans include all of the following except:

• A) they sort foods into groups based on nutrient content.
• B) they specify that people should eat a certain minimum number of servings from each group.
• C) the USDA Food Patterns are an example.
• D) they organize foods with respect to their nutrient contents and calorie amounts.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method used in behavioral training where successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced.

Successive Approximations

A method in behavior therapy and training in which complex behaviors are broken down into simpler steps, and these steps are learned gradually to achieve the target behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A form of reinforcement in which the removal or avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus increases the probability of a behavior being repeated.

Tertiary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement that uses a stimulus associated with primary or secondary reinforcers to modify behavior.