Cultural values influence hunger primarily by affecting

a. one's genetic leptin levels.
b. the incentive value of various foods.
c. the set point of a person's body fat.
d. our innate sense of what constitutes good food.


B

Psychology

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A social slight tends to produce which of the following responses in rejected children?

empowerment apathy anger joy

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In a study on the relationship between physical activity and cognitive ability, Zoey hypothesizes that engagement in physical activity will predict scores on an IQ test. She randomly assigns participants to spend 5 days participating in an exercise program or 5 days relaxing at home. She also asks participants to report how well they slept each night during the study so she can control for it later. Which of the following is the dependent variable in this study?

A. Physical activity B. IQ test scores C. Hours slept D. Sleep quality

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The placebo effect is an example of a(n)

A. random assignment bias. B. random selection bias. C. participant bias. D. experimenter bias.

Psychology