If a Biochemical Imbalance Were the Cause of a Person's

question 113

Multiple Choice

If a biochemical imbalance were the cause of a person's depression, the latest research would lead us to expect to find that person to have:

• A) an abnormality in the activity of certain neurotransmitters, especially serotonin and norepinephrine.
• B) especially high levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine and their metabolites.
• C) particularly low levels of the neurotransmitters cortisol and melatonin, as measured by their metabolites.
• D) an absence of the neurotransmitters cortisol and serotonin.

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Definitions:

Sex Manipulation

Strategies or behaviors by which organisms influence the sex ratio of their offspring for evolutionary or ecological advantages.

Parental Conflict

A theory in evolutionary biology that predicts conflict between the evolutionary interests of parents over the allocation of parental resources.

Genomic Imprinting

A genetic phenomenon by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner.