The causes of ADHD are unclear; however, it appears to be at least partly due to ____
a. genetics
b. childhood illnesses
c. poor instruction
d. poor parenting
A. The causes of ADHD are unclear, but it appears to be at least partly inherited, as nearly 50% of children and adolescents with ADHD also have a sibling or parent with the disorder and MZ twins are more likely than DZ twins to be concordant for it.
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About how many undergraduate psychology degree recipients go to graduate school?
a. 25% b. 80% c. 50% d. 10%
The theories of Piaget, Kohlberg, and Erikson are considered tobe traditional or
mainstream psychological theories that focus on the individual. Examples of interactionist theories, as discussed in the text, are those of a. Mead, Benedict and Whiting. b. Freud, Horney and Jung. c. Bronfenbrenner, Super and Harkness, and Vygotsky. d. Gilligan, Matsumoto, and Gardiner.
__________ is the process by which unchanging information from the senses of taste, touch, smell, and vision is "ignored" by the sensory receptor cells themselves.
A. Transformation B. Sensory adaptation C. Transmutation D. Transduction
Traditionally, growth has been defined as
A. physical changes that occur from conception to maturity. B. the biological unfolding of genetic potential. C. positive changes across the lifespan. D. gains, changes, and losses at each stage of the lifecycle.