Your Text Describes a Study by Avshalom Caspi and Colleagues

Multiple Choice

Your text describes a study by Avshalom Caspi and colleagues investigating the relationship between child maltreatment and later depression.Which of the following best describes the results?

A) Maltreated children were at higher risk of depression than nonmaltreated children, irrespective of genes.
B) Children who had one or two short alleles of the serotonin transporter gene were likely to develop depression in adulthood, even without maltreatment.
C) Children with two long alleles of the serotonin transporter gene were not likely to develop depression even if they experienced maltreatment.
D) Children with two short alleles were more likely to experience maltreatment than other children.