AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cynthia has gone on a number of diets throughout her life. She can lose weight in the short run but always seems to gain it back. Throughout her adult life her weight has varied just a few pounds. Cynthia’s experience supports the theory of:
A
a set point.
B
Yerkes-Dodson law.
C
extrinsic motivation.
D
self-actualization.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is that fat is converted to carbon dioxide and water. You exhale the carbon dioxide and the water mixes into your circulation until it’s lost as urine or sweat. If you lose 10 pounds of fat, precisely 8.4 pounds comes out through your lungs and the remaining 1.6 pounds turns into water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eat Smart. “As a rule of thumb, weight loss is generally 75 percent diet and 25 percent exercise. An analysis of more than 700 weight loss studies found that people see the biggest short-term results when they eat smart.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Chemical Reaction Of Weight Loss In its simplest form, weight loss is simply the reduction of an energy-rich molecule like sugar or fat into water and carbon dioxide. Losing weight is a biochemical process that can be made faster with a balanced diet and exercise.

Detailed explanation-4: -This phenomenon is sometimes called “phantom fat” or “phantom fat syndrome.” The medical term is body dysmorphic disorder, said Giovanni M. Billings, Psy. D., a psychologist who works with surgical weight loss patients. The disorder can involve other aspects of a person’s self image, not just weight.

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