Set point theory would predict all of the following EXCEPT:
A) reduced metabolic rate when a heavy person diets.
B) high heritability for body weight.
C) increased metabolic rate when dieting.
D) increased metabolic rate when a thin person tries to gain weight.

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Set point theory posits that the body has a predetermined weight range that it works to maintain through regulating factors such as metabolic rate and hunger levels. Therefore, the theory would not predict an increased metabolic rate when dieting, as that would be counterproductive to maintaining the set point. The other options are consistent with set point theory.

Set Point Theory Would Predict All of the Following EXCEPT