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Behavior of Nutrition
Synonyms
Nutritional behavior; Eating habits
Definition
Patterns of action cover the conscious control of the
choice and absorption of human nutrition. Nutritional
behavior is the result of a process of psychological processing
of all stimulus factors which lead to adoption
or rejection. This process is for the most part learned
behavior and is determined by a complex eating situation
which is characterized by social determinants
like food supply, preparation, classification and social
arrangement.

Alternative Hypothesis
Synonyms
Research hypothesis
Definition
The Alternative Hypothesis represents a statistical
statement indicating the presence of an effect or a difference.
It is the opposite of the null hypothesis. Since
the statement of the research typically predicts an effect
or difference, the researcher generally expects the alternative
hypothesis to be supported based on rejection of
the null hypothesis. It is represented by the notationHA