Obesity Can Be Defined as _____

question 23

Multiple Choice

Obesity can be defined as _____.

• A) weight greater than 190 pounds
• B) a fat, unfit appearance
• C) a waist circumference of 28 inches in women
• D) a BMI of 23
• E) an excess accumulation of adipose tissue

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Definitions:

Inhibition

A psychological or physiological process that reduces or suppresses the response to stimuli.

Spontaneous Recovery

A conditioned response that had been extinguished reoccurs after there has been a time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In the context of classical conditioning, a stimulus which innately and automatically induces a response without the necessity of prior education.