Gaining autonomy is one of the primary developmental tasks of adolescence
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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To conduct linkage studies, researchers attempt to find evidence for
a. an association between life events and specific disorders. b. similar rates of disorder in MZ and DZ twins. c. different rates of disorder in adopted children and in their biological and adopted parents. d. an association between a disorder and another trait within the same family.
According to the recent "Multimodal Treatment Study," which was found to be the most effective method for treating ADHD?
a. Stimulant medications b. Hypnosis c. Psychotherapy d. Systematic desensitization
The desirable and undesirable behaviors involved in differential reinforcement have schedules of reinforcement that exist at the same time. Behaviors that have reinforcement schedules existing at the same time are referred to as:
a. concurrent operants b. overlapping behaviors c. simultaneous operants d. interfering behaviors
The psychometric approach to intelligence proposes that:
a. intelligence needs to be understood by analyzing internal mental processes b. traditional conceptions of intelligence need to be broadened to include special abilities or talents c. any complete conceptualization of intelligence must address behavior that occurs outside laboratory settings d. intelligence is a mental capacity that can be measured by analyzing performance on mental tests