Hilda Is on a Low Carbohydrate Diet, Which Restricts Her

question 80

Multiple Choice

Hilda is on a low carbohydrate diet, which restricts her from eating foods such as white bread, potato chips, and porridge.The more Hilda thinks about the fact that she cannot eat such foods, however, the more desperately she begins to crave them.Social psychologists refer to this kind of pattern as a(n) ____.

• A)oxymoronic attribution
• B)ironic process
• C)false activation
• D)mental paradox

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Definitions:

Negative Stimuli

Objects or events that cause a negative reaction, often leading to avoidance behavior or discomfort.

Mirror Neurons

Neurons that fire both when an individual performs an action and when they observe the same action performed by another, thought to play a role in learning and empathy.

Brain Imaging

The use of various techniques to directly or indirectly image the structure, function, or pharmacology of the brain.

Emotional Responses

Reactions that are subjectively experienced as feelings and can be triggered by thoughts, environmental stimuli, or physiological changes.