Children Who Spend More Than Two Hours Each Day Watching

question 52

True/False

Children who spend more than two hours each day watching television or other media can become obese even while consuming fewer kcalories than more active children.

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Definitions:

Facial Expressions

Physical manifestations of emotions and feelings through movements and changes in the facial muscles.

Emotion

Intricate mental states characterized by personal feelings, bodily reactions, and actions or expressive behaviors.

Catharsis Hypothesis

The idea that expressing or venting emotions can lead to a reduction in emotional stress or improvement in psychological well-being.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion proposing that emotions and physiological reactions, such as sweating and trembling, occur simultaneously following a stimulating event.