Pope 2013 Flashcards

(6 cards)

1
Q

What was the study objective?

A

To examine the relationship between monetary incentives to increase fitness use and maintain/improve BMI of first year students during the fall semester

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Who was the sample type?

A

first year students

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3
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What was the recruitment method for the study?

A

Facebook postings on the CO 2015 page and a mailing directing students to the website

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4
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What is/was the reinforcing stimulus?

A

The monetary reward

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5
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What was the control condition?

A

Participants who did not receive a reward for meeting goals and instead had access to a website to tips and videos.

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6
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What was the measure of fitness use?

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Using the phone electronically to sign in and had their own swipe station. Then, they had to swipe out to measure if they did their 30 minutes of exercise.

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