Regarding factors that influence eating, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The availability of a variety of tasty foods can lead to overeating and obesity in societies where such foods are plentiful.
b. Leptin tends to increase the tongue's sensitivity to sweet tastes.
c. If you eat too much of any particular food, it will become less appealing.
d. The presence of others can affect whether people overeat or undereat depending on how much everyone else is eating and how important it is to impress them.
B
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a. only major depressive episodes or reactions. b. coping skills reaction building. c. both depressive and manic episodes. d. only manic type episodes.
According to the different kinds of support for coping with stress,__________involves listening to people's problems and expressing feelings of sympathy, caring, understanding, and reassurance
A) appraisal B) instrumental aid C) emotional concern D) socializing E) Select
Maria claims never to have an appetite. She enjoys preparing food for others, but she never partakes in her creations, claiming she has already eaten. She is quite thin but tells her friends she needs to lose "just a few more pounds" Most days she is at the gym working out for two to three hours. She would best be described as suffering from
a. diabetes. b. a low blood-sugar level. c. anorexia nervosa. d. bulimia nervosa. e. All of the above are correct.
__________ refers to the difficulty level of the problems on an intelligence test that children can solve correctly
a. Reliability c. Mental Age b. Validity d. Chronological Age