The repeated losing and gaining of weight, which dramatically slows the body's metabolic rate and raises the body's set point is called

a. "supersized dieting."
b. behavioral dieting.
c. "yo­yo dieting."
d. French-style dieting.

ANSWER: c

Psychology

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Ewald Hering proposed the opponent-process theory of color vision which claims:

a. Three types of color receptors are responsible for afterimages. b. The four types of color receptors are sensitive to red, green, blue and the brightness of the light. c. A red-green cone can transmit messages for red and green at the same time. d. Staring at a green, black, and yellow flag for 30 seconds will not disturb the perception of color.

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