The Internality-Externality Hypothesis Proposes That People of Normal Weight Attend

question 45

Multiple Choice

The internality-externality hypothesis proposes that people of normal weight attend to ________________ cues while obese individuals are more attentive to ________________ cues.

• A)leptin;feelings of hunger
• B)feelings of hunger;leptin
• C)hunger pangs;sight of food
• D)sight of food;hunger pangs
• E)time of day;feelings of fullness

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Definitions:

Somatosensory Receptors

Somatosensory receptors are sensory cells located in the skin, muscles, and organs that detect touch, temperature, pain, and body position.

Somatosensation

The body's ability to sense touch, temperature, body position, and pain, often referred to as the sense of touch.

Caudate Putamen

A brain structure that is part of the basal ganglia, involved in various functions including motor control and learning processes.

Damage

Physical harm caused to something in such a way that it is impaired or no longer functional.