Imagine that you are depressed, and you hear about a treatment for depression that affects the levels of several neurotransmitters thought to be involved in the disorder. Based on what you have learned, what questions would you want to ask before decidin
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You might want to ask, among other things, about side effects (each neurotransmitter has several functions, all of which might be affected by the treatment); about evidence that the treatment works; about whether your own neurotransmitter levels are abnormal; and about whether there may be other reasons for your depression.
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a. observational learning b. operant conditioning c. trial-and-error learning d. classical conditioning
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Gender stereotypes include beliefs about ____
a. objects b. people c. places d. groups