Jordan Routinely Eats an Early Lunch Around 11:00 A

question 672

Multiple Choice

Jordan routinely eats an early lunch around 11:00 A.M. Even if there's no clock in sight, Jordan can tell when it's almost 11:00 A.M. because he feels hungry and wants to eat. Which of the following explanations accounts for this?

• A) Just as set-point theory would predict, Jordan has established an 11 A.M. set point for eating.
• B) Jordan has become classically conditioned so that the time of the day, 11 A.M., is a conditioned stimulus for him, triggering internal bodily changes that increase his desire to eat.
• C) Negative energy balance and leptin resistance are occurring.
• D) Positive energy balance and leptin resistance are occurring.

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