Regarding the Control of Hunger, Which of the Following Statements

question 339

Multiple Choice

Regarding the control of hunger, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)The hypothalamus responds to a chemical in marijuana, which will cause intense hunger.
• B)GLP-1 pills show promise in the treatment of obesity.
• C)It takes at least ten minutes for the hypothalamus to respond after you begin eating.
• D)If NPY is present in large amounts, an animal will stop eating.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A measurement derived from sample observations in a hypothesis test, used to determine if the null hypothesis should be discarded.

Population Mean

The average of all the values in a population, representing the central point around which the data points in the population are distributed.

Two-Tailed Test

A statistical test where the significance area is on both ends of the distribution, examining if a sample falls outside a specific value range on either side.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis used in statistics that proposes no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.