A Newspaper Headline Heralds a Finding That an Excess of a Particular

question 171

Multiple Choice

A newspaper headline heralds a finding that an excess of a particular brain chemical is the cause of a certain mental disorder.The article is not convincing to you.What potential flaw do you note in the report?

• A)The chemical change could be due to other variables.
• B)Chemical changes cannot bring about changes in behavior.
• C)The genetic code associated with the chemical has not been identified.
• D)Such findings are very difficult to generalize to the entire population.

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