Appetite Chapter 1

Have you ever noticed just how much of your time is devoted to ______ and drinking?

A great deal of the behavior of all animals consists of obtaining and consuming ______ and liquids.

And always ______ at the center of it all.

Chimpanzees are close evolutionary relatives of ________

Pleurobranchaea's motivation is influenced by how much certain inhibitory neurons decrease the activity of the ________ command neurons

Dogs are considered ________ but can consume a wide variety of foods

Chimpanzees use ________ memory to find and remember good food sources

Each species obtains food and drink from its surroundings in its own particular ______.

Therefore each species has much to tell us about the nature and origins of eating and drinking ______.

For many reasons, rats are usually the best choice for studies in which the goal is to apply the results to ______.

The ______ of Eating and Drinking

the scientific study of eating and drinking behavior is conducted by

One example of incorrect advice related to eating less is the belief that drinking lots of

To understand the behavior of people and animals,

Chimpanzees often share their food with other chimps and sometimes even with ______.

Because chimpanzees are so similar to humans, ethical constraints that apply to human experiments may also apply to ______ experiments.

Rats are often used in experiments on the psychology of eating and drinking because they have a diverse diet and their behaviors are similar to those of ______.

Rats are relatively easy to handle and maintain in a laboratory because they are bred for ______.

Scientists often use ______ other than people in their experiments due to practical considerations and ethical issues. One advantage of using ______ is that different species will have at least some similar eating and drinking behaviors.

Pleurobranchaea is a carnivore, which means it is a ______ eater.

Pleurobranchaea has specialized cells called ______ in its body that collect information about its surroundings and cause it to move.

Some of Pleurobranchaea's neurons, called ______, are responsible for making Pleurobranchaea move automatically in order to eat food that it has detected.

Drinking lots of water decreases how much people eat right after drinking the water

The study of the psychology of eating and drinking is a huge but fascinating ______.

The reason that the concepts of evolution and natural selection seem particularly appropriate for the psychology of eating and drinking is that every animal, including every person, must eat and drink ______ or it will die.

Just because natural selection is and has been in operation doesn’t mean that all of the behaviors of every species will be ______ adapted for every situation.

Which species is usually the best choice for studies on the psychology of eating and drinking?

What do rats provide in our quest to understand the psychology of eating and drinking?

Why are rats often used in experiments on the psychology of eating and drinking?

According to the text, why do people overconsume certain foods and drinks more than others or only at certain times?

What is the main focus of the book 'The Psychology of Eating and Drinking'?

According to the text, why is the information and advice offered in food-related pop science often incomplete or incorrect?

What is the scientific method used in the study of eating and drinking behavior?

Which of the following statements is true about the behavior of animals when it comes to obtaining and consuming food and liquids?

What is the main goal of studying the causes of food and drink-related behaviors?

What did the author do to measure the total time spent thinking about or touching food?

Which animal is often used in experiments on the psychology of eating and drinking?

What is one of the reasons why rats are a preferred choice for experiments on the psychology of eating and drinking?

Why are chimpanzees not commonly used in experiments on the psychology of eating and drinking?

What is one disadvantage of using chimpanzees in experiments on the psychology of eating and drinking?

Which of the following is a practical problem with conducting an experiment on the psychology of eating and drinking to test if a particular gene results in people loving chocolate after years of exposure?

Why do scientists often use animals other than people in experiments on the psychology of eating and drinking?

What advantage does using Pleurobranchaea, a sea slug, in a hypothetical chocolate experiment have?

Why do scientists use animals other than people in experiments on the psychology of eating and drinking?

Which of the following is true about Pleurobranchaea's eating behavior?

What is the reason that dogs are rarely used in current research on eating behavior?

Why are chimpanzees considered a good choice for studying eating and drinking behaviors?

What did Jane Goodall discover about chimpanzees' eating behaviors?

According to the text, why is the study of the psychology of eating and drinking a fascinating subject?

What does the author mean by saying that an animal's eating behavior might not be optimal?

Why do some people eat unhealthy foods despite the harmful effects?

What is the main reason that the concepts of evolution and natural selection are appropriate for the study of eating and drinking behaviors?