Which of the following is NOT true of the etiology of schizophrenia?
a. There is strong evidence of hereditary factors based on the concordance rates in twin studies and schizophrenic parental correlations.
b. Dopamine levels are low, explaining why marijuana consumption seems to help schizophrenics feel better.
c. Structural brain deterioration as evidenced by enlarged brain ventricles could be either a cause or a consequence of schizophrenia.
d. Predisposition for schizophrenia due to prenatal malnutrition or maternal infections.
B
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Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, Harry believes that drinking dandelion tea would improve his long-term memory because he saw several news stories and articles about it online. What is Harry experiencing?
A. Pragmatic inference B. Misinformation effect C. Illusory truth effect D. Source monitoring error
Jonathan and his friends have been "bar hopping" all night and are drunk. They see a car with a sticker on it from a rival college. Without a second thought, they vandalize the car. This serious lack of thought and normal behavioral restraint is known as
a. alcohol myopia. b. binge drinking. c. divergent thinking. d. alcohol psychosis.
A teenager writes an essay for a high school English course entitled, "What I Know about My Own Memory.". The essay is about the teen's
a. decomposition strategies. b. ontological development. c. learning to learn. d. metamemory.
An evolutionary perspective is most closely associated with which of the following theories?
a. psychosocial c. maturational b. psychodynamic d. ethological