Research on the Possible Psychological Causes of Obesity Has Determined

question 343

Multiple Choice

Research on the possible psychological causes of obesity has determined that

• A)lack of willpower is consistently responsible for obesity
• B)obese people are more sensitive to food cues, such as the smell of food
• C)the evidence suggesting that psychological factors causes obesity is rather weak
• D)obesity is primarily caused by people overeating to cope with stress

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Definitions:

Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information, located in the occipital lobe of the brain.

Plasticity

The brain’s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience.

Braille

A tactile writing system used by people who are blind or visually impaired, involving patterns of raised dots that represent letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain and facilitating interhemispheric communication.