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Question 27

Which statement about the dopamine hypothesis is correct?

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A

The account explains schizophrenia through low social rank alone.

B

The account links schizophrenia with too little dopamine activity.

C

The hypothesis predicts that reducing dopamine must worsen every symptom.

D

The account links schizophrenia with excessive dopamine activity.

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3.2 Theories/Explanations Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /3.2 Theories/Explanations

144 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 3.2.1 Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, 3.2.2 Key statistics of schizophrenia, 3.2.3 Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, 3.2.4 Brain structure and function in schizophrenia; criticisms, 3.2.5 Social drift theory of schizophrenia, 3.2.6 Schizophrenia research study: Daniel et al. (1991), 3.2.7 Clinical characteristics of clinical depression, 3.2.8 Key statistics of clinical depression, 3.2.9 Social rank theory of clinical depression, 3.2.10 ABC Model of clinical depression, and 3.2.11 Clinical Depression research study: Tandoc et al. (2015). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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