A person with schizophrenia who takes a drug that increases brain levels of dopamine will most likely ____.
A) experience reduced symptoms
B) experience increased symptoms
C) become depressed
D) exhibit the symptoms of Parkinson's disease

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Schizophrenia is often associated with an excess of dopamine activity in the brain, which can contribute to positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions. Therefore, taking a drug that increases brain levels of dopamine would likely exacerbate these symptoms rather than reducing them.

A Person with Schizophrenia Who Takes a Drug That Increases