Research on the BMI of adults raised by foster parents indicates that adoptees resemble their biological parent more than their adoptive parents. This supports the obesity factor of
a. obesity personality disorder. c. excessive eating and inadequate exercise.
b. set point. d. heredity through a genetic predisposition.
D
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Following open heart surgery or cardiac arrest, it has become common for physicians to a. artificially produce a state of mild hyperthermia in a patient. b. artificially produce a state of mild hypothermia in a patient. c. increase the levels of pyrogens in the brain
d. artificially produce a state of fever.
Regarding permanent sterilization, tubal sterilization is effective immediately, whereas men who have had a vasectomy are advised to use another form of contraception for ____
a. two weeks c. three weeks b. two months d. three months
When researchers studying healthy older adults looked to see whether there was a relationship between sleep efficiency and longevity, they found that
a. there was no relationship between sleep efficiency and longevity. b. the most important factor was the time at which people went to bed, not sleep efficiency. c. people who spent the highest percentage of bedtime asleep lived the longest. d. those individuals who spent the highest percentage of bedtime asleep died at the earliest ages.
Two-year old Salomé placed a crayon on paper and quickly drew a line across the page, explaining, “Car zooms!” Which statement best describes Salomé’s drawing progress?
A) Her gestures rather than the resulting scribbles contained the intended representation. B) Her gesture made a recognizable shape, and then she labeled it. C) She used lines to represent the boundaries of objects. D) Her drawing was complex and realistic.