alleryStart learning →Hallucinations in schizophrenia are noted as possibly signalling:
ABetter hearing
BFaster reflexes
CBrain abnormalities
DImproved eyesight
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Brain abnormalities
1. Symptoms are read as evidence about underlying causes.
2. The hallucinations observed in schizophrenia could be a sign of brain abnormalities.
3. That reading connects the psychological symptom to a biological substrate.
4. None of the other options describes a pathological finding.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 'Psychological Disorders', sections 15.1-15.11_
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