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
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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
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.
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.
According to the text, the human body contains about how many different types of cells?
a. 16 b. 50 c. 200 d. several thousand