Professor Dumbledore Studies Concordance Rates as They Affect Schizophrenia

question 83

Multiple Choice

Professor Dumbledore studies concordance rates as they affect schizophrenia. This means that he studies the ____.

• A) likelihood that adopted children share more in common with their biological parents than with their adoptive parents
• B) likelihood that adopted children share more in common with their adoptive parents than with their biological parents
• C) likelihood that both twins of a twin pair will show the same characteristics
• D) occurrence of specific diseases in the general population

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Definitions:

Audiometer

An electronic device that measures hearing acuity by producing sounds in specific frequencies and intensities.

Frequency

The number of complete fluctuations of energy per second in the form of waves.

Tinnitus

A condition characterized by the perception of noise or ringing in the ears when no external sound is present.

Cerumen

A wax-like substance produced by glands in the ear canal; also called earwax.