One Explanation for Schizophrenia Holds That Schizophrenics Have Difficulty in Filtering

question 83

Multiple Choice

One explanation for schizophrenia holds that schizophrenics have difficulty in filtering their attention.This is most closely related to the concept of

• A)cognitive economy.
• B)schema development.
• C)chunking.
• D)top-down processing.

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Definitions:

Brain Injury

Physical damage to the brain, which can result in temporary or permanent impairment of cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functions.

CHC Model

Stands for the Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory, a psychological theory that attempts to describe human cognitive abilities and their variations as a set of factors.

Fluid Reasoning

The capacity to think logically and solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge.

Processing Speed

The rate at which an individual can perform simple or complex cognitive tasks.