A Researcher Tested Whether Exposure to Images of Very Thin

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Essay

A researcher tested whether exposure to images of very thin fashion models causes young women to be dissatisfied with their own body,compared to exposure to athletic body images or neutral (non-body)images.She randomly assigned 120 women from an introductory psychology course to one of three exposure conditions: very thin female images,athletic female images,or neutral images (e.g.,household objects).Each condition had 10 images,projected individually on a large screen.The young women participated in small groups.Each image was displayed for 1 minute,for a total of 10 minutes of exposure.After viewing each image,participants wrote for 30 seconds a description of the image (the participants were led to believe their memory was being tested).After viewing the images,the women completed a questionnaire about satisfaction with their body.Negative scores indicate body dissatisfaction and positive scores indicate satisfaction with their body.The mean scores for each condition were as follows: Describe the dependent variable(s)in this study.

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Definitions:

Holistic Health

A model of health based on the belief that the whole is more than the sum of its parts.

Equilibrium

A state of balance.

Harmony

The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect.

Hypertension

A medical condition characterized by persistently high blood pressure.