Evidence for the Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis Includes the Fact That Young

question 35

Multiple Choice

Evidence for the neurodevelopmental hypothesis includes the fact that young children who eventually develop schizophrenia:

• A)report hallucinations as early as four years of age.
• B)show unusual motor patterns such as jerky,repeated movements.
• C)lapse into periods of catatoniA
• D)had the flu during preschool.

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Definitions:

Genetics

The branch of biology that studies genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.

Inborn

Characteristics, traits, or abilities present at birth, not acquired or learned through experience.

Environment

The surrounding conditions or influences that affect the growth, development, or existence of organisms or things.

Dizygotic

Pertaining to twins that are born from separate eggs fertilized by separate sperm cells, resulting in them being genetically similar as siblings rather than identical.