Drugs that alter the availability of norepinephrine and serotonin are not clinically effective in the treatment
of depression for several weeks. Which of the following does this finding suggest?
A) These neurotransmitters are not involved in depression.
B) That the effectiveness of antidepressants is a placebo effect, as opposed to a result of a biochemical
manipulation.
C) Changes in neurotransmitter function, as opposed to neurotransmitter level, cause depression.
D) It is overactivity of these neurotransmitters that underlies depression, not underactivity.
C
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Dr. Watson wanted to know which sex was better at sharing at the sixth-grade level, so he went to the local middle school to observe lunch periods. This is a form of
A) case study. B) naturalistic observation. C) experimental design. D) confirmation bias.
Tech-prep schools enable students to:
A) obtain a four year bachelor's degree after high school. B) obtain a two-year associate's degree with their high school diploma. C) avoid liberal arts classes. D) earn a high school equivalency diploma.