Some Clinicians Have Argued That Mental Disorders Cannot Be Studied

question 117

Multiple Choice

Some clinicians have argued that mental disorders cannot be studied using laboratory animals as subjects,because

• A)studies of depression should only be done in natural settings,and very few of those exist.
• B)cognitive symptoms cannot be measured in animals.
• C)animals do not express emotions similar to depression.
• D)the brains of animals are too different from homo sapiens.

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Definitions:

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