The Brains of Persons with Schizophrenia Are Usually Smaller Than

question 183

Multiple Choice

The brains of persons with schizophrenia are usually smaller than normal, indicating that they have fewer neurons.Thus, according to Toro and Deakin, schizophrenia may result from

• A) numerous small strokes damaging the brain regions associated with the development of schizophrenia.
• B) a deterioration of the myelin sheaths throughout the brain tissue.
• C) the inability of the schizophrenic brain to continually create new neurons to replace old ones that have died.
• D) a lack of acetylcholine, which cause numerous neurons to rapidly die.

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Definitions:

Confounding Variable

A variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables, causing a spurious association.

Blocking

The act of preventing access, movement, or function by placing an obstruction or obstacle.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to assign participants to different groups using randomization, ensuring that each participant has an equal chance of being placed in any group.

Blocking

A technique used in experimental design to group experimental units with similar characteristics together, in order to reduce the variability caused by these characteristics.