Your parents have been advised to give your little brother methylphenidate (Ritalin) as treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What advice would you give them?
a. Don't bother. The drug rarely produces any improvements in behavior
b. Make sure the diagnosis is correct, as Ritalin has no effect on behavior unless you really have ADHD.
c. Proceed with caution. Ritalin can improve behavior, but it also produces significant side effects.
d. Try giving him a cup of coffee first, and if he reacts well to that, he probably will respond well to Ritalin, too.
c
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a. You relied too heavily on the anchoring and adjustment heuristic. b. You should not have trusted your hindsight so completely. c. You should have been more aware of the law of large numbers. d. You did not pay enough attention to the base rate.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When the children of schizophrenic parents are raised away from their chaotic home environments, these children
a. do not develop schizophrenia. b. are significantly less likely to develop the more severe types of schizophrenia. c. are less likely to develop psychosis but still exhibit some neurotic tendencies. d. are still more likely to become psychotic.
Axons of the lateral corticospinal tract extend to what area?
A. Cerebellum B. Cerebral cortex C. Spinal cord D. Thalamus