Some people manage to lose weight and keep it off after entering a diet program. However, other people enter one diet program after another and fail on each. What is a result of all this?
a. The prevalence of obesity increases from one generation to the next.
b. The statistics underestimate the percentage of people who benefit.
c. Weight-loss pills are more effective than behaviorally based plans.
d. Most people wishing to diet select the same diet program.
b
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a. a tertiary circular reaction b. split-half reliability c. an ontogenetic split d. reversibility
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satisfaction. However, he does not know which research method to use. Which of the following research methods should Jake use? A) Naturalistic observation B) Survey method C) Experimental method D) Anecdotal evidence