____ signals the brain about the body's fat reserves, providing a long-term indicator of whether meals have been too large or too small.

a. Renin
b. Insulin
c. Leptin
d. Glucagon


Answer: c. Leptin

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Phoebe has very few friends, and the friends she does have indicate that she can be very difficult to be around. They report that she is verbally abusive and argues every point with them. Because of this, no one likes spending time with her. According to Freud, Phoebe has a(n) __________ personality.

A. oral receptive B. genital responsive C. anal retentive D. oral aggressive

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Results from the Camberwell Cohort study indicated that for adults diagnosed with intellectual disabilities in early life, the

a. majority of symptoms disappeared by adolescence. b. original diagnosis had been change by middle age. c. overall quality of their lives was lower than that of non-impaired peers. d. level of impact on their lives was unrelated to the severity of the disability.

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The purpose of the ______ is to include a shortened version of your title that runs along the top of every other page of a published article to identify the article within the journal.

a. header b. subtitle c. footer d. running head

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Which of the following statements is true?

According to Piaget, the first period of cognitive development is the sensorimotor period, which lasts from birth until about age 4. The theory of infant language development that holds that communication with others is the crucial element is referred to as the linguistics theory. In the final stage of sensorimotor intelligence, toddlers begin to anticipate and solve simple problems by using mental combinations. The child's first word combinations, for example, "More cookie," or "My ball," are called holophrases.

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