Scientists have begun to explore calorie restriction mimetics
A) because very few people would be willing to maintain a substantially reduced diet for most of their lifespan.
B) because they believe that they can slow aging and extend the lifespan of both nonhuman and human primates.
C) such as artificial food substances, long-lasting packaged foods, and virtual exercise regimens.
D) because recent generations of Okinawans show health and longevity advantages using such mimetics.
A
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a. Garrett is using verbal rules to back up his motor learning. b. Garrett is using this verbalization to clear his mind and to relax him as he performs this skill. c. Garrett's verbalizations will be most helpful in the early phases of skill learning. d. As Garrett's skill becomes more automated, his internal speech may actually get in the way of his performing the skill.
An effective way for athletes to improve their skills off the field is to practice by rehearsing
a. negative self-talk to motivate themselves. b. relaxation images to use when they make a "bad" play. c. the use of synaesthesia regarding their upcoming athletic performance. d. kinesthetic images of themselves performing flawlessly.
Jay's mother is always fussing at him about his messy room, his disorganized study habits, and his tendency to wait until the last minute to complete an assignment. Interestingly, when you observe Jay's mother, she also has these same shortcomings. By focusing on her son's bad habits, Jay's mother does not have to focus on her own bad habits. She is using the defense mechanism known as
a. reaction formation. b. projection. c. compensation. d. sublimation.
Software programs receive information, represent that information with symbols, and then manipulate those representations. Such software constitutes a(n)
A. proposition. B. information-processing system. C. natural concept. D. expected value.