To Determine Whether Weight Loss Is Easier When You Maintain

question 80

Multiple Choice

To determine whether weight loss is easier when you maintain a goal focus,Conlon and his colleagues assigned participants to one of three weight loss groups,goal-focused,achievement-focused,and no-focus control.Each group met for 12 weekly meetings and had access to a special website.At this point in their research,Conlon and his associates were completing which step in the scientific method?

• A)disseminating their results
• B)building a theory
• C)defining the problem
• D)gathering evidence to test their hypothesis

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Definitions:

Vagus Nerve

A cranial nerve that innervates major organs, including the heart and digestive tract, playing a crucial role in autonomic functions like heart rate and digestion.

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

The ninth cranial nerve, which is responsible for taste and other functions in the tongue and throat.

Spinal Reflex Arc

A neural pathway that mediates a reflex action involving the spinal cord, consisting of at least one sensory neuron and one motor neuron.

Sensory Neuron

A type of neuron that transmits signals from sensory receptors towards the central nervous system, allowing it to perceive stimuli.