Question 1 (1 point)
Gerardo is 5’10” tall and weighs 200 pounds. What is his Body Mass Index?
Question 1 options:
a) 25.4
b) 28.7
c) 29.2
d) 30.6
Question 2 (1 point)
According to the World Health Organization, which of the following is true?
Question 2 options:
a) Obesity is a problem primarily limited to Western countries
b) Rates of obesity in Japan are similar to those in the United States
c) More than 1.4 billion people worldwide are overweight
d) In Samoa, one in 10 people are considered obese
Question 3 (1 point)
Which of the following is most common stereotype of overweight people in the workplace?
Question 3 options:
a) They are viewed as high in competence and low in warmth
b) They are believed to be conscientious and self-disciplined
c) They are considered to lack self control and be unkempt
d) They are considered low in competence and high in warmth
Question 4 (1 point)
People who are overweight are protected from employment discrimination by which law?
Question 4 options:
a) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
b) Title IX
c) The Weight Fairness and Discrimination Act
d) None of the above
Question 5 (1 point)
Research suggests ______________ are likely to express weight prejudice
Question 5 options:
a) Physical educators
b) Health professionals specializing in obesity
c) Persons who are overweight themselves
d) A and B only
Question 6 (1 point)
Weight influences how much people are paid. Research suggests which of the following?
Question 6 options:
a) Women who are at least 25 pounds overweight are paid more than their peers
b) Men who are at least 25 pounds overweight are paid less than their peers
c) Men who deviate from weight norms are penalized more harshly in terms of pay than are women
d) None of the above
Question 7 (1 point)
Spees and colleagues observed differences in the minutes exercised by people who are healthy weight, overweight, or obese, based on their BMI. These differences are observed in minutes spent engaging in:
Question 7 options:
a) Moderate intensity physical activity
b) Vigorous intensity physical activity
c) Overall physical activity
d) B and C only
Question 8 (1 point)
The average height for men in the United States is _________ whereas the average height for women in the U.S. is ___________
Question 8 options:
a) 5’9″; 5’3″
b) 5’11”; 5’5
c) 6’0″; 5’3″
d) 5’7″; 5’2″
Question 9 (1 point)
There is some evidence that taller people are more likely to be in leadership positions than are their shorter counterparts. These differences might be due to differences in which of the following?
Question 9 options:
a) Self-esteem
b) Social esteem
c) Social persuasion
d) A and B only
Question 10 (1 point)
Relative to their peers, attractive children:
Question 10 options:
a) Are judged the same by external evaluators
b) Are considered better adjusted, socially
c) Receive less attention from adults
d) Are less popular
