(Consider This) When the Federal Government Started Requiring Restaurants to Print

question 216

Multiple Choice

(Consider This) When the federal government started requiring restaurants to print calorie counts next to menu items, some people increased their consumption of higher-calorie items. Whichof the following best explains this phenomenon?

• A) Consumers at restaurants are systematically irrational.
• B) Consumers are more interested in maximizing calories per dollar than health per dollar.
• C) Restaurants lowered the prices of healthier items, signaling to consumers that they are less appealing.
• D) Restaurants cut portion sizes on all items to reduce calorie counts.

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Glands

Organs in the body that secrete hormones or other substances directly into the blood or onto a body surface.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column, transmitting neural signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

Reflexes

Automatic, involuntary responses to specific stimuli, such as the knee-jerk reaction, that are mediated by the nervous system.