Question

Compared with people who do not have schizophrenia, synaptic pruning occurs __________ in people who do have the disorder.

Answer 1

Answer: At a faster rate

Synaptic pruning is a process of brain pruning the unused synapse so it can strengthen the used one. This process happens once in maturing children. 
It seems that the pruning is excessive in the schizophrenia patient, makes the brain synapses disrupted.