Karen has recently completed a very successful diet program and is now concerned about maintaining her weight loss. One of the challenges she must face is the fact that
a. nobody is ever successful in maintaining weight loss, because obesity is caused by your genes.
a. nobody is ever successful in maintaining weight loss, because obesity is caused by your genes
b. her lower level of fat will stimulate the release of lower levels of leptin, leading to increased hunger.
c. her lower level of fat will stimulate the release of higher levels of leptin, leading to increased hunger.
d. dieting has made her resistant to leptin, leading to increased hunger.
b
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a. Sensitization generally requires fewer exposures than habituation. b. Sensitization usually involves less stimulus generalization than does habituation. c. Sensitization is observed in one-celled organisms, whereas habituation is not. d. Sensitization occurs faster in individuals who are relaxed.
Pragmatic reasoning schemata are
a. general knowledge structures that evaluate practical situations. b. specific knowledge structures that evaluate practical situations. c. general knowledge structures that contain sequences of events. d. specific knowledge structures that contain sequences of events.
Although Giordano Bruno supported Copernicanism, he was most likely branded a heretic in the eyes of the Roman Inquisition because ____
a. he preached about how he did not believe that God existed b. his writings argued against many central tenets of Catholicism c. he openly made fun of the Pope d. he accused church leaders of having heretical views and practices
Each of the following is a symptom of anorexia nervosa except ________
a. intense fear of becoming obese, which does not diminish as weight loss progresses b. refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimal normal weight for height and age c. recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by purging of the foods just eaten d. disturbance of body image, such as "feeling fat" even when emaciated