_____ is a hypothesized mechanism that serves to maintain body weight around a physiologically programmed level
a. BMI
b. Set point
c. Obesity
d. A sedentary lifestyle
Answer: B
Rationale: It is not an exact number of pounds, but rather a relatively small range encompassing 10% to 20% of one's weight.
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a. Erik Erikson b. Lev Vygotsky c. Sigmund Freud d. Urie Bronfenbrenner
The following, 
. represents ______.
A. the marginal means B. the main means C. the variance means D. the grand mean
In the Kelly Michaels' case, social scientists prepared an amicus brief
A. dealing with the suggestible nature of the interviewing procedures. B. questioning the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome. C. offering support for ultimate-opinion testimony being admitted into trial. D. arguing that an expert for the prosecution had gone beyond acceptable limits in her testimony.
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FIll in the blank with correct word.