Schizophrenia tends to develop in females:
a. at the onset of puberty
b. at a later age than in males
c. much earlier than in males
d. at about the same age as males
Ans: b. at a later age than in males
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A) The customers were not paying attention to the number they were given. B) The customers were prevented from engaging in immediate rehearsal. C) The customers failed to engage in elaborative rehearsal. D) The phone number exceeded the capacity of their short-term memory.