Eating foods that increase serotonin levels
a. increase bodily arousal.
b. reduce tense feelings.
c. increase ghrelin secretions.
d. decrease cravings for salt.
Answer
b. reduce tense feelings.
Explanation
Foods rich in L-tryptophan like chicken, eggs, cheese, turkey, salmon and tuna raise serotonin levels. Serotonin is the key hormone that stabilizes mood, feelings of well-being, and happiness while decreasing worries and concerns. Serotonin causes calmness during tense feelings which occur during stressful situations.
Question:
One's sexual orientation refers to
a. All of these answers.
b. one's sense of being male or female.
c. the direction of one's sexual attraction.
d. a set of expected behaviors for males or females.
Answer
c. the direction of one's sexual attraction.
Explanation
According to Bohan (1996), sexual orientation is defined by the sex of the person that an individual is sexually and emotionally attracted to including lesbian, gay, bisexual orientations and heterosexual. An individual's sexual orientation is different from the sexual activity they engage in. According to Stein, in Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (Second Edition), (2012), sexual orientation may or may not match the public expression or even their own sexual orientation. On the other hand, an individual's gender identity refers to their sense of being male or female.
Reference
E. Stein. (2012). Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (Second Edition). Retrieved From: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123739322003112
Question:
Stephanie found that her guests at fewer cupcakes if she cut them in half before putting them on the serving plate. This is a demonstration of the
a. unit bias.
b. half superiority effect.
c. body mass index.
d. settling point.
Answer
a. unit bias.
Explanation
People rely on heuristics or mental shortcuts to avoid being overwhelmed by the number of cupcakes to eat, type of cupcakes and when to eat them etc. According to the unit bias heuristic, an individual will consider a single entity as the appropriate amount of food to eat regardless of how big the entity is. This means that, no matter how big the cupcake is, it feels acceptable and not guilty-inducing to the guests even if a single cupcake is equivalent to the size of two half-cupcakes.
