Many individuals have the erroneous idea that individuals who are obese simply lack willpower and could lose weight if they only tried. Argue against this belief.
What will be an ideal response?
Research suggests that food can be addictive, similar to drugs and alcohol. In this vein, individuals often try to regulate their eating behaviors unsuccessfully, similar to that of someone with a substance addiction. It is even harder for someone trying to give up food, given that an alcoholic can "walk away" from alcohol completely. Everyone, however, needs to eat. Metabolism can also complicate the issue. Some people appear to have a thrifty metabolism, whereas others are less efficient. The same compensatory mechanisms that work for one person are not guaranteed to work for another.
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What does the MMPI measure?
a. Intelligence b. Personality c. Brain activity d. Unconscious attitudes
Which psychologists typically work in two major areas: (1) studying jobs to identify underlying skills, which can then guide efforts to select people and train them for those jobs; and (2) studying organizations to understand how to create structures and company cultures that will improve worker performance?
a. industrial/organizational b. environmental c. comparative d. sociological
Eisenberg has demonstrated that even young children are capable of rather advanced moral
and prosocial reasoning. One way that her methods differ from Kohlberg's classic approach is that __________. Fill in the blanks with correct word
___ neurons control movements and actions of organs
A) Phasic B) Inter- C) Motor D) Sensory