Perhaps you have noticed that, as a meal progresses, even favorite foods you are eating become less and less tasty. Psychologists call this phenomenon
a. sensory-specific satiety.
b. peripheral-distortion.
c. central-control eating.
d. habituation-overload.
Answer: a. sensory-specific satiety.
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A) The symptoms of many physical conditions come and go, so a treatment may appear to be effective when the symptoms have simply diminished. B) A condition may have been diagnosed as being more severe than it really was in the first place. C) The treatment may be interacting with some other valid medical intervention to cause a faster amelioration of symptoms. D) People perceive that the treatment has been effective because they have no evidence to counter that belief.
Which of the following statements about the first stage of birth is TRUE?
A) The placenta and other membranes emerge through the birth canal. B) Contractions push the baby through the birth canal. C) The cervix dilates to about 100 times its normal diameter. D) The major organs become functional.