This theory asserts that each human has a pre-established “ideal weight” that is resistant to change, despite acute changes in food intake or exercise.

a. set-point
b. ideal-weight
c. regulatory-weight
d. BMI


a. set-point

Psychology

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In a study of persons with similar IQs, men's gray matter was split between their ___________ lobes

a. temporal and occipital b. parietal and temporal c. occipital and frontal d. frontal and parietal

Psychology

The artist Van Gogh cut off the external part of his ear. A psychologist would refer to the part that was cut off as the

a. pinna. b. cochlea. c. auditory ossicle. d. stereocilia.

Psychology

Nonspecific effects of taking a drug are those that do not depend on its chemical activity. They are sometimes referred to as

A. placebo effects. B. ataxia. C. side effects. D. dose-response effects.

Psychology

According to the text, the human body contains about how many different types of cells?

a. 16 b. 50 c. 200 d. several thousand

Psychology