What Theoretical Perspective Argues That the Increase in Obesity in Humans

question 4

Multiple Choice

What theoretical perspective argues that the increase in obesity in humans is a result of the fact that early humans lived in environments in which there was fierce competition for limited, unreliable food resources and that they developed a tendency to consume food when it was present?

• A) cognitive
• B) evolutionary
• C) body-set point
• D) settling-point

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Definitions:

Activated Memory

Memory that is readily accessible and currently in use.

Limited-Capacity

Refers to the finite amount of information or cognitive resource that an individual can process at one time.

Atkinson And Shiffrin

A model of memory proposed by Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin in 1968, describing three stages of memory: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Automatic Processing

Cognitive activities that require little conscious thought or effort, often occurring without our awareness and capable of being performed simultaneously with other tasks.