One theory for explaining the etiology of obesity suggests that humans inherited genes that helped our ancestors survive famine by storing fat. Unfortunately, that gene may be dysfunctional in an environment where high-fat foods are plentiful. This theory is called the ____
a. thrifty genotype hypothesis
b. fat gene theory
c. fat storage hypothesis
d. evolutionary hypothesis
a
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Which statement concerning child-parent relationships in older age is true?
a. Aging fathers tend to be closer to their sons than aging mothers are to their daughters. b. Most older parents would prefer to live with their children not near their children. c. Hispanic and African-American elders enjoy more supportive relationships with their children than European-American elders. d. Relationships between the generations are seldom affectionate.
Moreno’s psychodrama
a. uses experiments and exercises to stimulate change. b. is based on Freud’s psychoanalytic principles. c. uses learning principles to modify behavior rather than cognitions. d. uses the group to teach members about theater. e. asks members to role play to stimulate emotional experiences.
Which of the following statements is true of sleep?
A) Older people need more sleep than younger adults. B) Teenagers sleep 8 hours a day. C) Newborn babies sleep less than 10 hours a day. D) People need more sleep when they are under stress.
Psychologists have used small isolation tanks in which a participant floats in shallow body- temperature water containing hundreds of pounds of Epsom salts to explore the possible benefits of
a. sensory restriction. b. hydroponic therapy. c. concentrative meditation. d. weightlessness.