As part of your biological psychology class, you conduct an experiment in which a rat's brain is continuously infused with a hormone called ghrelin. Based on what you've learned about ghrelin in your psychology text, you predict that the rat will:
A) display negative energy balance and lose weight gradually.
B) develop a huge appetite and gain weight.
C) lose its appetite and stop eating altogether.
D) display a significant decrease in its body mass index.

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Ghrelin is known as the "hunger hormone" because it increases appetite and promotes food intake. Continuous infusion of ghrelin into the rat's brain is likely to result in a huge appetite and weight gain.

As Part of Your Biological Psychology Class, You Conduct an Experiment