There Is Evidence of Serotonergic Abnormalities in Anorexics and Bulimics

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Essay

There is evidence of serotonergic abnormalities in anorexics and bulimics.Can it be concluded that a dysfunction in the serotonin system underlies these eating disorders? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Two-Way ANOVA

A statistical test used to determine the effect of two nominal predictor variables on a continuous outcome variable.

Factorial Design

A research design used to explore more than one treatment variable.

Fourth Graders

Students who are in the fourth grade of school, typically around 9 or 10 years old.

ANOVA

Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to compare the means of three or more samples to find differences.