With regard to the biological influences of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, the most accurate statement is that
A. anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are culturally determined and not biologically influenced.
B. the biological influences of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa have not been studied.
C. eating disorders run in families and seem to have a genetic component.
D. although studies are limited, there does appear to be a large biological influence for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
Suppose you draw a map of Italy, and you show the "boot" located in a north-south direction, rather than slanted at an angle. This would be an example of the
a. regularization heuristic. b. alignment heuristic. c. symmetry heuristic. d. rotation heuristic.
In Donders' experiment on decision making, when participants were asked to press one button if the light on the left was illuminated and another button if the light on the right was illuminated, they were engaged in a
a. reaction time task. b. simple reaction time task. c. choice reaction time task. d. presentation task.
Advocates of the cognitive perspective believe abnormal behavior results from faulty thinking and distorted perceptions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The _____ states that three components—intimacy, passion, and commitment—singly and in various combinations, produce seven different kinds of love
a) relationship triad hypothesis b) reciprocity theory c) actor-observer effect d) triangular theory of love