The research on body weight and dieting shows that
a. about one-third of US adults can be considered overweight.
b. people who are overweight and who also do not exercise are at risk for some specific health problems.
c. several new diet plans are effective in producing long-term weight loss, even when people do not exercise.
d. overweight people should aim to lose at least 25 pounds, or else the diet will not be effective.
B
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Over 300 investigations dealing with the kinds of positive expectancies studied by
Rosenthal have been done. How many reported positive results? That is, in how many of these investigations did the expectancy have an influence in the expected direction? (a) only Rosenthal's investigation of so-called "late bloomers" (b) over 100 (c) all of them (d) this is unanswerable, since nobody has ever examined all of these studies
Research with adopted children
a. typically reveals that as adopted children get older, their IQ scores resemble their biological parents' scores more than their adopted parents' scores. b. indicates that heredity has no impact on intelligence test scores. c. usually finds that adopted children's IQ scores more closely resemble their adoptive parents' scores rather than their biological parents' scores. d. shows that throughout childhood, adoptive parents and biological parents equally influence adopted children's IQ scores.
Behavioral and psychodynamic theories were often criticized by humanistic psychologists because they were considered _______________
A) ?too difficult for the public to follow B) ?unscientific C) ?dehumanizing D) ?too optimistic about human potential
Minority groups in Canada (e.g., francophones, Aboriginal people, and recent immigrants) have similar rates of mental illness as those in the majority
Indicate whether the statement is true or false