According to Set-Point Theory,the Size of Fat Cells Is Determined

question 9

Multiple Choice

According to set-point theory,the size of fat cells is determined by:

• A)heredity.
• B)eating habits during adolescence and adulthood.
• C)diet during the first two years of life.
• D)the mother's diet before birth of the child.

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Definitions:

Limbic System

A complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring).

Reactivity

The state or capacity of being reactive or the degree to which a thing is reactive.

Orphanages

Residential institutions dedicated to the care of children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them.

Centration

The tendency of young children to focus only on one aspect of an object or situation, a characteristic of preoperational stage of cognitive development.