Reducing body weight through rapid dehydration

A. is acceptable for wrestling athletes
B. is acceptable for boxing athletes
C. is a common practice in gymnastics
D. can be detrimental to performance


D

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a. ?Wilhelm Wundt b. ?John B. Watson c. ?Sigmund Freud d. ?Abraham Maslow

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