By highlighting the ecology of eating,psychologists focus on the fact that food consumption often depends on

A) a hierarchy of needs.
B) appetite hormones.
C) hypothalamic activity.
D) situational influences.

Hierarchy Of Needs

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow suggesting that people are motivated by five basic categories of needs: physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization, in ascending order of importance.

Appetite Hormones

Biochemical substances produced in the body that regulate hunger, satiety, and food intake.

Hypothalamic Activity

Functions and regulatory processes carried out by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain controlling body temperature, hunger, and thirst.