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Body schema, not just body image

Body schema, not just body image

Schematic of Guardia et al. aperture task with self and other conditions, judged aperture width, actual shoulder width, and passability ratio formula

Guardia et al. (2012) studied anorexia nervosa by asking whether the disorder distorts action, not just appearance judgements. Their focus was body schema, the brain's internal representation of the body for movement.

Contemporary study (anorexia): Guardia et al. Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Contemporary study (anorexia): Guardia et al.

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Psychology Contemporary study (anorexia): Guardia et al.. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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