Why is it that once a person becomes obese, the condition is self-perpetuating?
a. metabolic adjustment
b. excess weight makes exercise more difficult
c. the person mentally adjusts and no longer believes they are too fat
d. both a and b
e. both b and c
d
You might also like to view...
Professor Lopez always parks his car in the same garage. One morning, however, the garage was full and the professor had to park his car elsewhere. When he parked his car, he took special note of its new location. Nevertheless, that afternoon, Professor Lopez spent a good bit of time wandering around his normal parking garage, confused as to where his car was. The professor was experiencing:
A) anterograde amnesia. B) proactive interference. C) retroactive interference. D) absentmindedness.
Students whose parents are involved in school activities and attend parent-teacher conferences __________
A) show better academic achievement B) often feel uncomfortable about coming to school C) are more likely to attend underfunded schools D) are less likely to graduate from high school
Elyn was recently treated with electroconvulsive therapy. She is mostly likely experiencing which psychological disorder?
a. a personality disorder b. dissociative identity disorder c. depression d. anxiety disorder e. obsessive-compulsive disorder
Observations and assumptions that represent a form of “everyday psychology” created by the people and for the people are referred to as ______.
A. scientific knowledge B. value C. legal knowledge D. popular belief