PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Algebraic Geometry And Analytic Geometry, Multisensory Integration, Serving Size
9 Apr 2014
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: people who cannot handle waiting people that are able to hold on. People who are high restraint have led a different life they have higher sat scores and more efficient working memory. They are also less likely to engage in drug use, have a healthier bmi, and are less likely to get divorced. In the past, humans had to deal with a lot of famine and hunger. Significant event in human history: agriculture humans were able to cultivate crops. This led to a steady access of calories. We are hardwired to have hunger and satiety mechanisms we naturally tend to like things that are salty, fattening, and sweet because in our evolutionary past, access to these types of calories was rare. These are very energy-rich nutrients and so it was adaptive to want them. When rats were offered healthy food, they ate a bit of it until they were full and stopped.
