Data from Hospitals During the Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944-1945

question 46

Multiple Choice

Data from hospitals during the Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944-1945 have shown that a brief period of intense deprivation in an otherwise well-nourished population can result in a mismatch that leaves these individuals susceptible to future

• A) immune disorders.
• B) infectious diseases.
• C) obesity and diabetes.
• D) psychological disorders.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Set

A tendency to perceive or notice some aspects of the available sensory data and ignore others, influenced by expectation or prior experience.

Facial Image

A visual representation of a person's face, often used for identification purposes.

Masking Stimulus

A noise or signal used in sensory experiments to interfere with or "mask" the perception of another stimulus, to study sensory thresholds and attention.

Weber's Law

A principle in psychology that states the smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected is a constant proportion of the original stimulus.