PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Basal Metabolic Rate, Arcuate Nucleus, Orexigenic

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

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Set point: when your body falls below your set point weight, your body will increase its hunger and will lower its metabolic rate, may be combined to restore lost weight. 2: setting point, set point can change overtime, le(cid:448)el at (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h a perso(cid:374)"s (cid:449)eight settles i(cid:374) respo(cid:374)se to caloric intake and expenditure, most people tend to drift to a heavier average body weight as they grown older. Taste preference: body chemistry and environmental factors influence taste preferences, biology, universal preferences for sweet and salty tastes, carbohydrates boost serotonin, producing calming effects, culture, e(cid:454). Japanese eat natt : adaptive, spicier food preference in hotter climates, pregnancy-related nausea and food aversion peak at 10 weeks. Acquired taste: people everywhere learn to enjoy that fatty, bitter or spicy foods that are common in their culture. Situational influences: tempting situations, friends and food, presence of others amplify natural behavior tendencies, social facilitation, serving size.