Describe the disorder known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
What will be an ideal response?
With ADHD, onset occurs by age 7 and is marked by symptoms that must persist for
at least six months. The reason for the diagnostic delay is to take into account the fact
that many things may prompt children to exhibit symptoms very much like ADHD.
Loss of a loved one, chaos in the home environment, and being picked on severely by
others in school can all cause the symptoms that in other cases would be indicative of
ADHD. With ADHD, it is also important to note the degree of over activity. Most
children engage in high levels of activity from time to time. With ADHD, however, the
child appears to always be "on.". The child with ADHD is also unable to control acting
out behaviors and may become physically agitated due to difficulty in maintaining
control. Children with ADHD are also very impulsive and may show high levels of
anxiety. Research suggests some possible biological components to ADHD, from
improper functioning of the thyroid to potential brain dysfunction, which may affect the
inhibitory control portions of the frontal cortex.
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One of the biggest differences between experiments and correlational studies involves ______.
A. reliability B. validity C. dependability D. veracity
An estimated learning potential is
a. a score on the WISC-R intelligence test. b. an intelligence test score normed against individuals with the same social and cultural background as the test-taker. c. an estimation of a child's potential to learn based on a combination of teacher and parent predictions. d. the estimated ability of a child to learn based on the average performance of siblings.
What factor is considered to be the "driving force" in Piaget's theory of stage development?
a. Education b. Environment c. Maturation d. Evolution
A condition called congenital adrenal hyperplasia causes a female embryo
a. to develop an extra x chromosome. b. to activate the SRY gene. c. to eliminate 23rd chromosome. d. to be exposed to androgens.