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fahad

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The identification of deficits in working memory is particularly interesting with regard to schizophrenia because it links to other evidence regarding brain functions and this disorder. Processes that are associated with central executive processing are
 
  associated with brain activity located in the ________ area of the prefrontal cortex that seems to be dysfunctional in schizophrenia.
 
  a. preoptic
  b. dorsolateral
  c. verbal
  d. posterior

Question 2

Research on the relationship between dysfunctional smooth-pursuit eye movement and schizophrenia has suggested that this dysfunction may be
 
  a. absent in other mental disorders.
  b. induced by an environmental toxin.
  c. present in all forms of schizophrenia.
  d. associated with a predisposition to schizophrenia.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d.



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