Although It Is Certainly an Unusual Source of Data for Researchers

question 33

Multiple Choice

Although it is certainly an unusual source of data for researchers, some have looked at Playboy centerfolds and Miss America Beauty pageant contestants. How is this research relevant to eating disorders?

• A) The emphasis on thinness is a relatively recent phenomenon in the last 20 years.
• B) Their facial features indicated they had dieted beyond the point of medical safety.
• C) Between 1959 and 1988, their ratio of weight to height for these groups declined dramatically.
• D) In their interviews, almost all of them gave subtle clues suggesting they were in deep conflict concerning weight control.

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