The decrease in the fluency and productivity of speech that is seen in schizophrenia is specifically termed:
A) alogia.
B) blocking.
C) avolition.
D) catatonia.
Ans: A) alogia.
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a) Salivation is an inappropriate UCR b) Dogs often fail to pay attention to the CS when it is a tone of unvarying frequency c) Extinction will take place on some of the trials d) The UCS precedes the CS rather than vice versa e) The UCR is not sufficiently similar to the CR
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.