Your Friend Is Thinking of Purchasing a Self-Help Weight-Loss CD

question 123

Multiple Choice

Your friend is thinking of purchasing a self-help weight-loss CD that promises its effects through subliminal persuasive messages embedded in the music. What should you tell her research shows about the effectiveness of such programs?

• A) Such programs are very effective but require discipline and persistence.
• B) Such programs are effective only among the people who are acutely obese.
• C) No solid evidence exists to support such programs.
• D) Subliminal messages work more effectively through visual (DVD) media than audio (CD) media.

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Definitions:

Split-Brain Procedure

A surgical operation that involves cutting the corpus callosum, thereby separating the two hemispheres of the brain to treat severe epilepsy.

Right Hemisphere

The right side of the human brain, often associated with processing visual imagery and spatial reasoning, contrasting with the left hemisphere's focus on language and analysis.

Interpreter

An interpreter translates oral or sign language communication from one language to another in real time.

Left Hemisphere

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