When Using Correlational Research to Look for Abnormalities in the Brain

question 116

Multiple Choice

When using correlational research to look for abnormalities in the brain as clues to the influences of schizophrenia,it is important to keep certain questions in mind.For example,if a schizophrenic person was found to have an excess of dopamine,a researcher would need to ask all of the following questions EXCEPT

• A) Does too much dopamine cause schizophrenia?
• B) Does having schizophrenia cause an excess of dopamine?
• C) Is there some factor that causes both schizophrenia and an excess of dopamine?
• D) Why is the dopamine system active in the schizophrenic brain?

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