In a Recent Study Designed to Determine the Effectiveness of Antidepressant

question 102

Multiple Choice

In a recent study designed to determine the effectiveness of antidepressant medication,depressed patients were randomly assigned to take either an antidepressant medication or a placebo.Symptoms of depression were measured before and during treatment.Over the course of treatment,both groups reported decreased symptoms of depression.The investigators still concluded that antidepressants were clinically effective because:

• A)those taking the antidepressants had larger reductions in symptoms.
• B)taking a larger dose of an antidepressant produced larger reductions in symptoms than did a smaller dose or placebo.
• C)the benefits of taking the placebo tended to be temporary.
• D)the antidepressant medication was more effective than was a placebo for patients experiencing severe symptoms of depression.

Understand the impact of sexual reproduction on genetic variation and mutation purging.

Identify the maintenance of genetic variation in populations.

Comprehend the factors influencing the evolution of sexual reproduction.

Understand how heterozygote advantage affects population genetics.

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