Most are Eurocentric and gender biased to mainly women
Low ecological validity
Reductionist and doesn't support psychology being a science
Ethnocentric and androcentric
7. What BMI is classed as obese?
Over 20kg
Over 30kg
Over 25kg
Over 50kg
8. What is the theory that suggests that our body has a particular range (about 10%) if weight it is comfortable in and therefore make it harder to lose and keep off a certain weight?
High metabolism theory
Biological theory
Set point theory
Dual model centre of feeding
9. What BMI is classed as overweight?
20 - 30kg
Over 20kg
25 - 29.9kg
30 - 35kg
10. Mann did a meta-analysis of 14 studies that followed pps over 4 years after a diet, what did he find?
On the long term, pps had gained all back but 3kg of their original weight before the diet
That the pps had kept off all the weight because of the change in mindset
After a while, the weight gradually came back to the original weight
That some kept off the weight and some didn't
11. What does BMI stand for?
Belly meets indigestion
Body most index
Body mass index
Body massive interaction
12. Diets will work best if they teach pps new eating and lifestyle habits. Why?
It shows that you can't go back and forces you to focus to change rather than the diet itself
It's a placebo effect to help you lose and keep off the weight
New habit and lifestyle, seen as a long term and permanent change to keep weight off in changing mindset and eating behaviour together
Changes the cognitive belief to say that you can do it
