Recent research has demonstrated all of the below regarding ADHD's causes EXCEPT
A. it is considered to be highly influenced by genetics with a relatively small role played by environmental influences.
B. it is related to interactions among multiple genes.
C. it appears to be related to the neurotransmitter dopamine.
D. it is primarily due to physical brain damage.
Answer: D
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a. usually self-managed; they rarely have leaders. b. used primarily in educational settings. c. noteworthy in that members are pursuing personal goals rather than collective ones. d. usually well-organized groups seeking shared goals through collaboration.
The learning-performance distinction suggests that:
A. children learn better if required to perform some behavior B. when something is learned, it is immediately performed C. reinforcement does not play a role in observational learning D. learning may occur but may not always be immediately evident
You are trying to teach your nephew how to write his name, Noah, and you have learned from your psychology class that positive reinforcement should help you to teach Noah this new behavior. Since Noah is just learning to write you decide to reward him at first for being able to write an N. Once he has learned this, you reward him after he writes an O. You continue teaching Noah this way until he
is able to write his entire name neatly. According to Skinner you are using what procedure to teach Noah? A. shaping B. classical conditioning C. extinction D. habituation E. intermittent reinforcement
In terms of the etiology of mood disorders, research has shown that
A. environmental stress plays a larger role in causing depression in men than in women. B. genetic factors are more important in the development of depression in men in comparison to the development of depression in women. C. genetic and environmental factors are equally contributory to mood disorders. D. there are no sex differences in vulnerability to depression.