Evaluation of a Weight Loss Program

Many Americans believe that they are overweight, by a few pounds to a few hundred pounds. Because of this, weight loss systems are big business. For this assignment, you are to select a weight loss system and evaluate it in terms of the information about the physiology of ingestive behavior covered this module.

• Find a website, a brochure, a popular article, or an advertisement about weight control that proposes a mechanism for loss of excess weight.
• Document the key proposals in terms of the main claims for success of the program (e.g., restriction of fat and small portions).
• Describe the reasons provided for the effectiveness of the program (e.g., a full stomach reduces hunger).
• Discuss the physiological components involved in the weight loss program. Clearly express an understanding of the physiology of the process of hunger, satiation, eating, and drinking as relevant for the weight loss method being described (e.g., long periods between meals would be likely to reduce blood sugar levels).
• Present a critique of the materials based on the module information on eating and weight regulation.
• Evaluate the proposal and suggest whether you would try this weight loss system or recommend it to someone else. Explain why or why not.

For references use the course text book and Scholarly sources are preferred  and  use reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites.

Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12 point Times New Roman font, and with normal 1-inch margins; written in APA style; and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page and a reference page. The body of the paper should be between 3 and 4 pages.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Documented the key proposals in terms of the main claims for success of the program.	12
Discussed reasons provided for the effectiveness of the program.	12
Discussed the physiological components involved in the weight loss program.	20
Presented a critique of the materials based on information on eating and weight regulation.	20
Evaluated the proposal and provided reasons as to whether you would try this weight loss system or recommend it to someone else.	16
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	20
Total:	100

6. 16. A person suffering from unilateral neglect would be unable to ______________________ _
7. attend to the right half of a stimulus
8. state whether the right half of a stimulus is the same as the left half of the stimulus
9. accurately label the hours of a clock drawing
10. recognize both hands as their own
11. describe parts of a well known landmark
12. The author of the first psychology text was ____________________ and the text was entitled
13. Rene Descartes; A Primer of Psychology
14. Sigmund Freud; Dream Interpretation After Cocaine Ingestion
15. Neil Carlson; Foundations of Physiological Psychology
16. Luigi Galvani; Frog Legs and Psychologic Function
17. Wilhelm Wundt; Principles of Physiological Psychology
18. Your textbook author asserts that the primary function of the brain is to _______________________ _
19. allow us to appreciate art and music
20. allow for the experience of emotions
21. control movement
22. create memories of our experiences
23. interpret our sensory experiences

 

 

 

9. 19.

______ represent explanations used by all scientists.

1. Generalizations
2. Inductions
3. Isolations
4. Syllogisms
5. Rationalizations

 

 

 

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1. Imagine that you now experience such an overly strong fear of dogs that you refuse to
   leave your house for fear of encountering a dog. A learning theorist would suggest that the
   roots of your fear can be attributed to classical conditioning in which you associated the
   sight and sound of a dog with some aversive experience. This type of explanation would

involve the process of _______________ _

1. rationalization
2. pseudoscience
3. reductionism
4. generalization
5. dualism

 

 

 

 

1. A scientific explanation of a complex phenomenon that is cast in terms of a simpler one

involves the process of _____________ _

1. rational ization
2. falsification
3. generalization
4. deduction
5. reduction
6. You notice that your roommate has difficu Ity sleeping after consum i ng heavi Iy caffei nated
   You know from your courses that caffeine can stimulate brain neurons that
   produce arousal (and that such arousal disturbs sleep function). If you suggest to your
   roommate that his/ner insomnia reflects the action of caffeine on brain function, your

explanation would involve the process of _________________ _

1. reduction
2. superordinate causality
3. generalization
4. induction
5. None of the above are correct.
6. Which of the following statement is NOT correct?
7. Reduction uses simple processes to explain complicated ones.
8. The goal of science is to understand a phenomenon under study.
9. Generalization and reduction are important tools in science.
10. Scientists only use reductionistic explanations.
11. Most scientific studies use non-human experimental subjects.

• Ancient Greek culture before Hippocrates considered the _______________________________________ to be the seat of

thought and emotion.