Regarding causes of suicide, which of the following statements is false?
a. Suicide may be linked to irregularities in serotonin functioning in the brain that leads to a disinhibition effect. b. Suicide is closely linked to mood disorders.
c. Adolescents who have a friend who attempted suicide are less likely than their peers to attempt suicide themselves.
d. Suicidal people may have fewer coping responses, leaving them especially vulnerable to exit events. e. Suicides are linked to exit events that leave people feeling stripped of social support.
Question 2
Martin looks at his class syllabus and notices that his professor will lecture today on the work of Noam Chomsky. What is most likely to be the focus of the lecture?
a. Discussion of an innate mechanism in the brain for learning language
b. Suggestions for how teachers and parents can encourage children to attempt to use language c. A focus on circumstances in the environment that support language development
d. Comparing and contrasting biological and environmental influences on language development e. Debate over whether intelligence is composed of a single factor or multiple factors
Risk factors for suicide.
Anterosuperior view of false pelvis (pink)
A pedigree for a Y-linked trait. These traits are transmitted from males to all male offspring in ea
Plot of the percentage of X-linked recessive mutations
Suicide by Age and Sex, Canada, 2017
The X-linked genetic model of Morgan’s eye-color inheritance