The Finding That People with One Type of Serotonin Transporter

question 90

Multiple Choice

The finding that people with one type of serotonin transporter gene and childhood maltreatment had higher rates of depression than either those without the gene or those with the gene without the maltreatment suggests that ________

• A) childhood maltreatment causes depression.
• B) only one type of gene causes depression.
• C) the diathesis-stress model is unlikely.
• D) the diathesis-stress model is likely.

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Definitions:

Inelastic Supply

describes a situation where the quantity supplied of a good is not significantly affected by changes in price.

Quantity Supplied

The total amount of a product that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price over a specified period.

Price Rise

An increase in the general level of prices for goods or services over a period of time.

Elasticity Coefficient

A measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good changes in response to a change in price.