Undermining the Theory That the VMH Is the Satiety Center

question 48

Multiple Choice

Undermining the theory that the VMH is the satiety center is the fact that selective lesions of the __________ nuclei of the hypothalamus lead to hyperphagia and obesity.

• A) paraventricular
• B) lateral
• C) ventromedial
• D) mammillary
• E) dorsomedial

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data that is used in a hypothesis test to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.

P-value

The probability of observing test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is correct.

Tenure

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