Your Text Describes a Study by Avshalom Caspi and Colleagues

question 100

Multiple Choice

Your text describes a study by Avshalom Caspi and colleagues investigating the relationship between child maltreatment and later depression.Which of the following best describes the results?

• A) Maltreated children were at higher risk of depression than nonmaltreated children, irrespective of genes.
• B) Children who had one or two short alleles of the serotonin transporter gene were likely to develop depression in adulthood, even without maltreatment.
• C) Children with two long alleles of the serotonin transporter gene were not likely to develop depression even if they experienced maltreatment.
• D) Children with two short alleles were more likely to experience maltreatment than other children.

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