Set point is defined as the genetically influenced weight range for an individual, maintained by biological mechanisms that regulate food intake, fat reserves, and metabolism

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: True

Psychology

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Which source characteristic best explains why a company might recruit a supermodel to endorse its products?

a. similarity b. credibility c. likeability d. trustworthiness

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According to psychologists, sensitization is:

a. an increase in responsiveness after repeated exposure to an event b. a decline in responsiveness after repeated exposure to an event c. an automatic shift of attention toward novel events d. an acquired response that develops in anticipation of an unconditioned stimulus

Psychology

In regard to adolescent roles,

A) adolescents may "try on" various roles, experiment with those roles, and make decisions to adopt some roles and reject other roles. B) there is little change until adulthood. C) adolescents reject most predetermined social roles. D) adolescents' new roles are the root of most behavioral problems.

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Which statement about identity development in adolescence is true?

A. After adolescents enter an identity status, they tend to remain in that status until middle adulthood. B. Most adolescents change from foreclosure or diffusion to moratorium or achievement between their mid-teens and mid-twenties. C. Most adolescents start out in moratorium, but by late adolescence they move toward foreclosure and diffusion. D. Most adolescents start out in foreclosure, but by late adolescence they move toward diffusion and achievement.

Psychology