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What is the central assertion of the positive-incentive perspective?
What is the central assertion of the positive-incentive perspective?
- Humans are motivated to eat by energy deficits
- Humans eat due to evolutionary pressures of unexpected food shortages
- Humans eat to maintain homeostatic balance
- Humans are motivated to eat by the anticipated pleasure of eating (correct)
How does the positive-incentive perspective compare to set-point theories of hunger and eating?
How does the positive-incentive perspective compare to set-point theories of hunger and eating?
- It disregards the pleasure of eating as a motivator for humans
- It emphasizes energy deficits as the primary motivator for eating
- It recognizes psychological and social influences on hunger and eating (correct)
- It confirms major predictions of set-point theories
What shapes humans and warm-blooded animals to take advantage of food when it is present?
What shapes humans and warm-blooded animals to take advantage of food when it is present?
- Evolutionary pressures of unexpected food shortages (correct)
- Psychological influences
- Energy deficits
- Homeostatic balance
What disturbs homeostasis when a meal is consumed?
What disturbs homeostasis when a meal is consumed?
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What motivates humans to engage in sexual behavior according to the positive-incentive perspective?
What motivates humans to engage in sexual behavior according to the positive-incentive perspective?
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