Gary believes that people with schizophrenia don't truly hallucinate. He says they simply "have active imaginations, then later they falsely remember the event as if it actually happened." Which fact about schizophrenia most clearly proves him wrong?
A. People with schizophrenia often hallucinate accusatory or otherwise unpleasant voices, making the disorder a stressful experience.
B. Auditory hallucinations are correlated with increased activity in the primary auditory cortex of the person's temporal lobe, but remembering sounds is not.
C. Schizophrenia is quite rare among children, who have been shown in memory research to be among the most suggestible age groups.
D. People with schizophrenia are no more likely than healthy controls to be overconfident in their potentially inaccurate autobiographical memories.
Answer: B
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a. is primarily concerned with reflexes. b. is primarily concerned with involuntary responses. c. is passive. d. all of the above