When Choosing a Self-Help Book, Consumers Should

question 117

Multiple Choice

When choosing a self-help book, consumers should:

• A) look for authors who are confident enough to assure change.
• B) make sure the program it promotes has been empirically tested.
• C) make sure that subliminal tapes are included for night-time learning.
• D) look for an author who includes many anecdotes showing the success of the program.

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Definitions:

Digestive Activity

The process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action in the alimentary canal into substances that can be used by the body.

Sexual Arousal

The physiological and psychological state of being stimulated or excited sexually, which can lead to sexual desire and potentially sexual activity.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for physical activity by speeding up the heart rate, increasing blood pressure, and dilating the pupils, among other actions.

Central

Pertaining to or situated at the center or most important part of something.