Nadine, an average-weight adult, gained a small amount of weight between the ages of 25 and 50. Nadine should
know that
A) the weight gain is likely caused by a lack of physical activity.
B) she is at high risk for heart disease.
C) this is a normal part of aging, resulting from a drop in basal metabolic rate.
D) the average woman gains between 2 and 5 pounds a year throughout early and middle adulthood.
C
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weight. What is one of the problems with using this finding to report that watching lots of television makes children obese? A) It is just as possible that being obese causes children to watch more television. B) There wasn't a control group that watched no television. C) The sample was probably not representative. D) The data might be inaccurate.
Robert Plutchik's eight primary emotions include which of the following?
a. love and optimism b. fear and disgust c. guilt and jealousy d. aggression and submission