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Though Jenny Tried in Vain to Reach a Puzzle on the Top

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Though Jenny tried in vain to reach a puzzle on the top shelf by standing on a chair, she simply could not reach. Suddenly she realized that by placing a thick catalog on the seat of the chair, she would be high enough to reach the puzzle. Jenny's solution is best explained by which of the following?


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Satiety Center

A region in the brain believed to control the feeling of fullness and regulate appetite, typically located in the hypothalamus.

Intracellular Thirst

A condition where cells lack water, leading to a physiological drive to drink fluids in order to hydrate at a cellular level.

Extracellular Thirst

A type of thirst caused by the reduction of the volume of the fluid found outside cells, often due to loss of blood or salt intake.

Abraham Maslow

A renowned American psychologist who is primarily recognized for establishing the hierarchy of needs according to Maslow, which is a concept of psychological well-being based on satisfying inherent human necessities in a specific order, ultimately leading to self-actualization.

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