1.What have nutritionists been trying to find?
a) people to go on a new diet
b) the perfect diet food
c) how to get people to lose weight
d) dieting experts
2.What are overweight people less interested in?
a) their waistlines
b) their walking style
c) their wallets
d) their wages
3.What kind of effect did cash have on people losing weight?
a) a temporary one
b) a surprising one
c) a slight one
d) a significant one
4.What did dieters need to do to get $20?
a) lose 20kg
b) achieve their dieting goals
c) collect coupons for health foods
d) turn up for monthly meetings
5.How much weight did people without the cash bonus lose on average?
a) 14kg
b) 1.4kg
c) 1kg
d) 4.1kg
6.What was the age bracket of people tested?
a) 28-53
b) 18-63
c) 18-53
d) 28-63
7.Into how many groups were the research participants placed?
a) two
b) five
c) three
d) four
8.What did a doctor say could be powerful?
a) nutrition
b) financial incentives
c) cash penalties
d) losing weight
9.What did another doctor say was greater than getting a bonus?
a) the fear of losing money
b) the fear of becoming fatter
c) the fear of being beaten by others
d) the fear of not losing weight
10.How much more motivational was the fear of losing money?
a) the same
b) 4.1
c) 1,4
d) 2 1/2