In General, an Interventional Approach to the Study of Hormone

Question

In general, an interventional approach to the study of hormone function
A) has become largely irrelevant due to the development of genetic knockout techniques.
B) normally requires the use of antihormones.
C) will allow us to determine if a hormone causes the change we observe in behavior.
D) will allow us to look at associations between changes in hormones and changes in behavior, but without any basis for determining which causes which.

Accepted Answer

Interventional approaches in hormone function studies, such as administering or inhibiting hormones, allow researchers to directly assess the causal effects of hormones on behavior, distinguishing them from mere associations.