A sociocultural factor thought to play a role in both anorexia and bulimia is the pressure, from the media and elsewhere, for women to be
a. popular.
b. thin.
c. heavy.
d. happy.
Answer: b. thin.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A master’s degree permits graduates to engage in all but the following activities:
a. Work in educational settings b. Work as a psychologist c. Work as a counselor d. Work at a consulting firm
In the mammalian CNS, neural repair may be difficult because:
a. The adult nervous system makes too much of the chemical for growth, so the cell does not "know" in which direction to grow b. Scar tissue may block the original pathway c. The immune cells necessary for protection of the neuron during growth are no longer in the vicinity d. Glial cells are absent
Which statement best illustrates the James-Lange theory of emotion?
a. Feeling happy causes you to laugh. b. Laugh and you will be happy. c. Happiness is the result of excessive release of endorphins. d. Your frontal lobe causes you to feel happy; your motor cortex causes you to laugh. e. Feeling happy induces the species-typical reaction we call laughter.