Provide an example of an instance where environment was a stronger contributor to obesity over genetics
What will be an ideal response?
The book provides the example of the Pima Indians. They were broken apart and some live in Mexico while others live in Arizona. The Mexican group eats a more traditional diet of high vegetable count and lower sugar and fat. They have remained small. The group in Arizona is eating more American mainstream food. This group has a BMI that is over 50% higher than the Mexican group, even though their genetics are similar.
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Given that babbling is a universal phenomenon, what does that suggest about the origins of language production?
A. All languages must have developed from a wordless "proto-language." B. Language is a culturally learned phenomenon. C. Language development should follow an unpredictable developmental sequence. D. Language production may have an innate basis in humans.
Which word can be used as a mnemonic cue for recalling the Big Five traits that is based on the first letter in each trait?
a. OCEAN b. HOMES c. LINKS d. PSYCH
When using a DRA procedure, the alternative behavior must:
a. be functionally equivalent to the problem behavior b. require more response effort than the problem behavior c. be reinforced on an intermittent reinforcement schedule d. A and C
Drives are now viewed as which of the following?
A. brain states B. tissue deficits C. sources of arousal D. external rewards