Although Tamara seems to be of average weight and height,
her roommate notices that she has some potentially unhealthy eating behaviors. A few days after they go grocery shopping, many of the high calorie, rich foods turn up missing. Her roommate also notices that Tamara spends hours upon hours at the gym and often takes laxatives. Tamara's roommate is concerned that Tamara may be struggling with _____
a) anorexia nervosa.
b) binge-eating disorder.
c) ventromedial hypothalamus damage.
d) bulimia nervosa.
Answer: d
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When it comes to locomotor development,
a. there is a great deal of consistency in the order of skill development. b. there is a great deal of consistency in the age at which these skills are acquired. c. there are significant gender differences in the age at which these skills are demonstrated. d. the rate of development of new skills has been found to differ between racial and ethnic groups.
Research designs often include a control condition
a. to increase the number of participants in the experiment. b. to serve as a baseline against which the experimental effect is evaluated. c. to function as a backup to the experimental condition if something goes wrong. d. so that if some participants refuse to continue, they can be replaced by members of the control group.
In research on ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths, awareness of a same-sex physical attraction occurred, on average, between ages
A) 8 and 10 for boys. B) 11 and 12 for girls. C) 14 and 15 for girls. D) 14 and 15 for boys.
Using stereotypes to make decisions about people is likely to involve the use of what heuristic?
What will be an ideal response?