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Jane and Jan have been best friends since they were four years old. Even though both women have married and are raising families, and Jane has moved 2000 miles away, they remain best friends. Research by Christakis and Fowler (2007) suggests that if Jane becomes obese, ____.
 
  a. Jan will try to help her lose weight
 b. Jan will actually lose weight
 c. there is a 171 chance that Jan, too, will become obese
  d. there will, at most, a one percent effect on Jan's weight

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Suppose you bet 10,000 to find a person who had a mood disorder but whom you were not allowed to meet, interview, or know personally. For which person would you have a better than even chance of winning your bet?
 
  a. the identical twin of a person with unipolar depression
 b. a person raised in an adoptive home with depressed parents
  c. the fraternal twin of a person with unipolar depression
 d. the identical twin of a person with bipolar disorder


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ebe

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d


AEWBW

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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