A cross-cultural researcher is investigating the relationship between body weight and wealth in Third World countries. Which of the following is most likely to summarize the relationship?
a. There is no relationship between body weight and wealth.
b. There is a strong positive relationship between body weight and wealth.
c. There is a strong negative relationship between body weight and wealth.
d. It is the same as the relationship found in industrialized nations.
Question 2
Although it is certainly an unusual source of data for researchers, some have looked at Playboy centerfolds and Miss America Beauty pageant contestants. How is this research relevant to eating disorders?
a. The emphasis on thinness is a relatively recent phenomenon in the last 20 years.
b. These women's facial features indicated they had dieted beyond the point of medical safety.
c. Between 1959 and 1988, their ratio of weight to height for these groups declined dramatically.
d. In their interviews, almost all of these women gave subtle clues suggesting they were in deep conflict concerning weight control.
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