Who Is at the Greatest Risk of Developing Body Dissatisfaction

question 1

Multiple Choice

Who is at the greatest risk of developing body dissatisfaction?

• A) Callie, an early-maturing, affluent White girl who compares herself to her friends
• B) Miranda, a late-maturing Black girl
• C) John, an early-maturing Black male who compares himself to his friends
• D) Mike, a late-maturing White male who feels he is not muscular enough

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Definitions:

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting sensory information to understand and interact with the environment.

Top-Down Processing

The use of preexisting knowledge to organize individual features into a unified whole.

Perceptual Set

A psychological factor that influences how an individual organizes and interprets sensory input, based on expectations, emotions, culture, and previous experiences.

Bottom-Up Processing

The analysis of the smaller features to build up to a complete perception.