The ‘start eating' center in the hypothalamus is the ____. The ‘stop eating' center is the ____.
A. hyperphagia; hypophagia
B. lateral hypothalamus; ventromedial hypothalamus
C. CCK, stomach
D. lateral hypothalamus; anterior hyperphagia
Answer: B
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a. The emphasis on thinness is a relatively recent phenomenon in the last 20 years. b. These women's facial features indicated they had dieted beyond the point of medical safety. c. Between 1959 and 1988, their ratio of weight to height for these groups declined dramatically. d. In their interviews, almost all of these women gave subtle clues suggesting they were in deep conflict concerning weight control.
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a. biological needs must be satisfied before personal and social needs b. regardless of the status of basic needs, the needs for sex and aggression must be fulfilled first c. unless self-actualization has occurred, basic needs are meaningless d. rewards and punishment are the keys to achieving personal satisfaction and happiness
Parents who are low in control and also low in warmth are referred to as:
a. permissive b. authoritative c. authoritarian d. indifferent
Which theory of deviance tries to explain why individuals do not commit crime?
A) labeling theory B) strain theory C) social control theory D) theory of differential association