The average gain in weight between the ages of 6 and 12 is about 5 to 7 pounds a year
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Involuntary muscles and functions are controlled by the __________ nervous system.
A. somatic B. autonomic C. sympathetic D. parasympathetic
A new test determines your score by taking the square root of your Social Security number, and then dividing by 100 . What, if anything, can we predict about this test?
a. It has low reliability. b. It has high reliability. c. It has high validity. d. We can make none of these predictions.
"Yo-yo" dieting has been found to be related to which of the following?
a. long-term weight loss c. chronic headaches b. difficulties with posttraumatic stress d. altered immune functioning
Regarding stress inoculation, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. It is important to develop one's own personal list of coping statements to use in preparing for and in confronting stressful situations. b. Stress inoculation must be practiced in actual stress situations. c. Stress inoculation was popularized by psychologists Holmes and Rahe. d. The value of learning stress inoculation ties back to the idea that much stress is self-generated.