Your little brother, who is 8 years old, has gained a lot of weight over the past couple of years and your parents are concerned. At his annual physical exam, the doctor indicated that he had a BMI of 23 . This means that your brother ____

a. is obese
b. is overweight
c. is of normal weight
d. is actually underweight for his age


A. A BMI of 23 for children this age indicates obesity.

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A) they stay tobacco free B) eat more fruits and vegetables C) exercise regularly D) drink alcohol in moderation (if at all) E) all of these

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The__________is a pea-sized structure in the brain that is involved in many aspects of motivation, including sex, aggression, and hunger

A) hypothalamus B) foramen magnum C) hippocampus D) occipital nucleus E) Select

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According to cognitive psychologists, when a person perceives only certain stimuli among a larger array of possibilities, this distortion in thinking is called

a. selective perception. b. overgeneralization. c. all-or-nothing thinking. d. personification.

Psychology