How Would You Respond to Someone Who Asks About the Safety

question 102

Multiple Choice

How would you respond to someone who asks about the safety of nonnutritive sweeteners?

• A) You should avoid saccharin because it has been shown to cause bladder cancer in humans.
• B) Aspartame is dangerous because it has been shown to cause brain cancer.
• C) The FDA endorses the use of nonnutritive sweeteners in any amount as safe.
• D) Current evidence shows that moderate intakes of nonnutritive sweeteners pose no health risks in adults.

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Definitions:

Cumulative Continuity

refers to the psychological concept that personality traits become more stable and pronounced over time through the accumulation of consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Person-Environment Transactions

Interactions between individuals and their physical, social, and psychological environments that influence behavior and development.

Rank-Order Consistency

The stability of individual differences within a population over time, particularly in terms of personality traits.

Identity Development

The process through which individuals form, repair, and maintain their personal identity over the course of their lives.