Kathy has lost 25 pounds recently through dieting. According to ____ she will have difficulty keeping the weight off because her metabolism will have decreased in order to maintain the fat stores in her body
a. set-point theory
b. settling-point theory
c. evolutionary theory
d. dietary restraint theory
A
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How do parents in the United States and Asian cultures compare in their attitudes toward children's activity levels?
A. U.S. parents encourage lower activity levels, whereas Asian parents encourage greater activity in their children. B. Both U.S. parents and Asian parents encourage passivity in their children. C. U.S. parents encourage higher activity levels, whereas Asian parents encourage greater passivity in their children. D. Both U.S. parents and Asian parents encourage higher activity levels in their children.
Which developmental theme of the text was LEAST related to the chapter on family context?
a. Nature-nurture b. Quantitative-qualitative c. Active child d. Holistic nature
Genes can be described as ______.
A. rod-shaped structures located in each human cell nucleus B. the blueprint for creating all of the traits that organisms carry C. sex cells that combine to create a unique individual D. identical molecules for every existing species on earth
Suppose you are reading statistics about a particular college. This college reports that about 30-40% of the student body has been treated for depression
Generalizing from statistics reported in the text, you would know that the students at this college are about ____ as likely to suffer from depression as are students nation-wide. a. half b. equally c. twice d. four times