Among adolescent girls, dissatisfaction with their bodies
A) is found mostly among those whom others consider unattractive.
B) is generally the result of being overweight.
C) is more common among those who watch more television and read more teen magazines.
D) can generally be overcome through a focus on dieting and exercise.
Answer: C
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a. "A malfunction in the receptors monitoring oxygen in the blood causes the patient to feel that he or she is suffocating when, in fact, he or she isn't." b. "Abnormalities of benzodiazepine receptors in the brain cause a person to feel mounting anxiety that leads to a panic attack.". c. "When ego defenses have weakened because of overuse, forbidden sexual impulses threaten to break into consciousness, causing an attack.". d. "When small changes in the body are misinterpreted as dreadful events, these beliefs start a positive-feedback loop that brings on an attack.".
Human language developed as the result of genes and the opportunity to hear language during a sensitive period in early life. What type of explanation is this?
a. physiological b. ontogenetic c. evolutionary d. functional
When a figure offers so much conflicting information as to block perceptual organization, it is termed
a. an impossible figure. b. an ambiguous stimuli. c. a perceptual frustration. d. camouflage.
There is a good chance that we will find a __________ correlation between time spent watching TV and grades in school
a. perfect c. positive b. negative d. weak