A | B |
ostracism | the pain of being excluded |
belonging | increased chance of survival; raises self-esteem |
social motivation | one of three basic motivations |
sexual attraction | heavily psychological, although hormones play a role |
Alfred Kinsey | his study on sexual behavior was criticized as unscientific |
basal metabolic rate | This is a measure of how much energy our body takes in while resting |
set-point theory | states that everybody has a fixed weight. |
insulin | controls glucose (sugar) levels, secreted by pancreas |