In the view of public health advocates, children do not get nearly as much gross motor activity as they should, leading to high rates of obesity. What is a contributing factor to this serious inactivity problem?

boredom
||
too much homework too young
||
children not getting enough to eat
||
the overuse of television and computer games
||
||
||


the overuse of television and computer games

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Benicio is studying for his Sensation and Perception exam by explaining terms and concepts to his friend Catherine in his own words and by providing self-referential examples. This is called ____

a. ?mnemonics b. ?recitation c. ?distributive practice d. ?the method of loci

Psychology

A researcher asks a participant in an interview to indicate the number of calories she consumes in a day. After she answers the question, the researcher explains, "Wow, you really eat a lot!" After that exclamation, she gives very low estimate for how much she eats. This illustration is an example of ______.

A. response set pitfall B. sampling error C. interviewer bias D. selection bias

Psychology

Tanenhaus and coworkers' eye movement study presented participants with different pictures for interpreting the sentence, "Put the apple on the towel in the box." Their results showed the importance of in how we understand sentences in real-life situations

a. the cooperative principle b. local connections c. environmental context d. instrumental inferences

Psychology

If you are the type of person who tends to go to the same restaurant and order the same thing, sticking to your daily routine, and have possibly turned down opportunities to travel to new destinations,

which of the Big Five factors would account for this description of your personality? a. Agreeableness b. Conscientiousness c. Openness d. Neuroticism

Psychology