How does the set-point impact eating disorders?

What will be an ideal response?


This is the tendency of the body to resist variation from a biologically determined set-point. As someone loses weight, hunger rises and can trigger strong impulses to binge eat.

Psychology

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Which statement regarding hippocampal activity is TRUE?

A) The hippocampus is not active during false recognition. B) The hippocampus is active to a lesser extent during false recognition relative to true recognition. C) The hippocampus is active to a greater extent during false recognition relative to true recognition. D) The hippocampus is about equally active during both false and true recognition.

Psychology

It is possible to have an action potential that is relatively small in magnitude (if few channels are open)

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

The genotype for schizophrenia probably

a. contains the biochemical code for schizophrenia. b. predisposes some people to become susceptible to the disorder. c. causes a person to develop the symptoms of schizophrenia. d. is closely related to the genotype for the anxiety disorders. e. emerged early in human evolution.

Psychology

Declarative memory can be divided into semantic memory and episodic memory

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology