Relatives of Patients with Schizophrenia, Although Not Themselves Diagnosed with the Disorder

question 106

Multiple Choice

Relatives of patients with schizophrenia, although not themselves diagnosed with the disorder, are often found to have

• A) a history of prenatal abnormality.
• B) traits associated with schizophrenia, such as poor social cognition.
• C) a dominant, overprotective personality.
• D) cultural beliefs that schizophrenic behaviors are acceptable.

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Definitions:

Main Effect

The direct influence of an independent variable on a dependent variable in an experiment, disregarding the effects of or interactions with other variables.

Day of Week

Indicates one of the seven named divisions in a week, ranging from Sunday to Saturday.

Interaction Effect

In statistics, it refers to a situation in which the effect of one independent variable on a dependent variable changes depending on the level of another independent variable.

Marginal Mean

The mean of the subset of observations that contribute to the marginal total, providing insight into specific group effects within a larger dataset.