Your Research Finds a Correlation Between Schizophrenia and Income Level

question 150

Multiple Choice

Your research finds a correlation between schizophrenia and income level in the population,with more people in poverty displaying the disorder.Which of the following represents the third variable issue?

• A) Schizophrenic individuals may be less able to report their incomes accurately.
• B) Both schizophrenia and low income may be caused by the same gene.
• C) Schizophrenia may cause poverty, or poverty may cause schizophrenia.
• D) The correlation may not be a direct one.

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