Which statement about anorexia is TRUE?
A) People with anorexia have an intense fear of being overweight.
B) Anorexia is culturally determined and is not biologically influenced.
C) Anorexia is associated with damage to the lateral hypothalamus.
D) People with anorexia tend to binge eat and then purge.
A) People with anorexia have an intense fear of being overweight.
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A. genetic activity B. neural activity C. epigenesis D. a major alteration to the species-typical rearing environment
The presence of structural abnormalities in the brain that are assumed to reflect deterioration of brain tissue has been associated with
a. mood disorders. b. schizophrenic disorders. c. anxiety disorders. d. somatoform disorders.
If Arnold and Alice are dating, and Arnold forgets Alice's birthday, her feelings are likely to be hurt, regardless of ____
a. how much she cares about the relationship b. whether or not Arnold "forgot" her birthday on purpose c. whether she construes this to mean that Arnold doesn't care about their relationship d. whether or not she feels rejected or uncared for
As an information-processing theorist, Dr. Tonic is most likely to conceptualize human cognitive development as a(n) a. butterfly that evolves from one qualitative level of processing to the next
b. computer that develops a larger "hard drive memory" and a "faster central processing unit.". c. iceberg in which little processing can be seen, but a great deal is occurring at the unconscious level. d. mechanical calculator, unaffected by biological factors.