Aberrant salience means that __________.

A. enlarged brain ventricles cause people with schizophrenia to be unable to concentrate
B. a large amount of communication deviance in the family can cause a person with schizophrenia to relapse
C. dysregulated dopamine can cause people with schizophrenia to pay too much attention to stimuli that are not actually important
D. people with schizophrenia often show unusual motor behaviors


Answer: C

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