Which is NOT consistent with the current research regarding portrayals of overweight and obese people on television?
A. Obese characters have appropriate representation on television.
B. Obese characters on television tend to be the butt of jokes.
C. Obese characters on television tend to make negative comments about their own size.
D. Obese characters on television tend to be portrayed as unhappy or unattractive.
A. Obese characters have appropriate representation on television.
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A. 10 years B. 7 years C. 3 years D. 15 years
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a. the limits of our visual system. b. sensory adaptation. c. the fact that we pay little attention to such details. d. habituation. e. sensory interference.
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