Set-Point Theories of Hunger and Eating Are Inconsistent with

question 132

Multiple Choice

Set-point theories of hunger and eating are inconsistent with

• A) eating-related evolutionary pressures as we understand them.
• B) the major effects on eating of taste, learning, and social factors.
• C) the failure of researchers to confirm that energy deficits are the usual stimuli for eating.
• D) all of the above
• E) both A and B

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Definitions:

Ovum

The female reproductive cell or egg, which, when fertilized by a sperm, can develop into an embryo.

Blastocyst

A stage of early development in mammals that consists of a spherical outer layer of cells, enclosing a fluid-filled cavity and a cluster of cells.

Embryo

An early stage of development for multicellular organisms, in humans it refers to the period from fertilization until the eighth week.

Uterus

A female reproductive organ where a fetus develops during pregnancy.