Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Random
100
Confusingly, gluten is technically this type of nutrient, even though it is found in starchy foods.
Protein
100
Juices and smoothies are delicious, but unfortunately, the process to make these food items significantly reduces the amount of this important nutrient.
Fiber
100
Fragmented leisure time that makes it hard to use this time for something that will relieve stress or make us happy.
Time confetti
100
A belief or hope that the outcome of some specific endeavor, or outcomes in general, will be positive, favorable, and desirable.
Linked with better health outcomes.
Optimism
100
Capital of Maine.
Augusta
200
A cognitive bias whereby people with limited knowledge or competence in a given area greatly overestimate their own knowledge or competence in that area relative to objective criteria or to the performance of their peers.
Dunning-Kruger Effect
200
Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
200
After medication, the most common treatment for anxiety and depression.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
200
Bias that makes us subconsciously give more psychological significance to negative experiences than positive ones of the same intensity.
Negativity bias
200
Shane spent his undergrad years running around at this small, liberal arts college.
Wartburg College
300
A form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and well-being.
Eustress
300
The only way to determine true cause-and-effect relationships is by conducting THIS type of experimental study.
Randomized controlled trial
300
When communicating research, it is more informative to use this type of risk, even though it often sounds less exciting.
Absolute risk
300
An unhealthy obsession with a healthy lifestyle, especially diet.
Orthorexia
300
In Toy Story 3, Sid makes an honest living in THIS career.
Waste managament
400
A downside of emphasizing self esteem is that it amplifies THIS not so fun trait.
Definition: Excessive interest in or admiration of oneself, especially one's physical appearance.
400
A serious autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine.
Celiac's disease
400
We have a tendency to resist accepting new evidence that conflicts with our core beliefs AND become more convinced of our previous beliefs.
Hint: Cartoon birds
Backfire Effect
400
"System" of the mind where cognitive biases are less common. It is conscious and logical. However, it is also slower and requires more effort.
System 2
400
Joey, Lance, JC, Chris, and...man, it's tearin up my heart that I can't remember THIS person, the most famous band member.
Justin Timberlake
500
Higher levels of switching between different media channels is significantly linked with reductions in this cognitive ability.
Memory
Working and long-term
500
After a break or distraction, it takes us THIS long to fully refocus.
23 minutes
500
This cognitive bias explains how it is possible, albeit stressful, for some to smoke while also understanding that smoking is bad for their health.
The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.
Cognitive dissonance
500
It's not a sexy sounding diet, but it's tried and true — and routinely ranks as a best diet for health. It is promoted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute specifically to prevent high blood pressure.
HINT: Speedy sounding acronym
DASH Diet
500
In a tragic event, Nemo's mother died during a barracuda attack. What was her name?
Coral