Which of the following is a reason frequently given by scientists to explain the much higher rate of eating disorders among females?

a. Women are much more likely than men to base self-image on body image.
b. Men are not concerned about appearance.
c. Men do not have to be concerned about the cultural image of good looks.
d. Women do not tend to judge men based on appearance.

Answer: a.

Psychology

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a. the medial motor tracts are associated with dexterous movements b. a drug that inhibits acetylcholinesterase, the enzyme that degrades acetylcholine, would inhibit muscle contraction c. stretch of the sensory dendrites within the muscle spindle result in opening of mechanically-gated sodium channels, depolarizing the sensory neuron d. intrafusal fibers are responsible for the majority of the muscle's contraction

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If a psychologist summarizes data for a variable in a frequency table, but finds that there are so many values for the variable that the table is too cumbersome to be useful, the next step would be to make a

A) histogram. B) frequency polygon. C) grouped frequency table. D) bar chart.

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