Although Large Numbers of People Report That They Are Dieting

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Essay

Although large numbers of people report that they are dieting, there have been dramatic increases in the number of overweight individuals. What are some of the reasons for this epidemic of overweight and obesity?

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Definitions:

Gestalt Principle

A concept in psychology that proposes the mind integrates patterns and objects into whole forms rather than perceiving the parts separately.

Good Continuation

A Gestalt principle of perceptual organization that states that elements that appear to follow in the same direction are more likely to be seen as a continuous whole.

Contiguity

A principle of learning based on the idea that events occurring together in time or space are readily associated with each other.

Ossicles

The three small bones in the middle ear (the malleus, incus, and stapes) that transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.