People with schizophrenia tend to have difficulty focusing on one item of information at a time and are often
overwhelmed by a jumble of thoughts, sensations, images, and feelings because of this impaired "sensory filter" in their brains. Thus, many symptoms of schizophrenia appear to be due to problems in
a. selective attention.
b. long-term potentiation.
c. convergent thinking.
d. implicit processing.
ANSWER: a
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a) Associative b) Conceptual hierarchical c) Both types of errors are equally common d) The pattern of errors differs across individuals
For adults, heritability estimates indicate that about one-third of the variance in IQ scores is explainable by genetic differences
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.