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6. Which enzyme did Kern et al claim may lead to the failure of dieting?

  • Cortisol
  • Serotonin
  • Lipoprotein Lipase
  • Nueropeptide Y

7. Who proposed the Boundary Model?

  • Herman and Polivy
  • Kern et al
  • Wardle and Beales
  • Bandura

8. Who discovered a Cultural bias within research into the failure of dieting?

  • Wegner
  • Park et al
  • Herman and Mack
  • Brown and Ogden

9. Who discovered in a meta-analyisis that Anti-diet programmes led to eating improvements and better psychological well-being?

  • Wardle and Beales
  • Higgins and Gray
  • Herman and Polivy
  • Watson et al

10. What are the methodological issues within research into the success and failure of dieting?

  • Data is often drawn from anecdotal evidence which can be innaccurate and subjective
  • people restrain their food intake which is not right
  • lab studies lack ecological validity
  • sample sizes are too large