How would a psychologist describe the relationship of the symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?
a. They are independent symptoms.
b. Hyperactivity causes attention problems.
c. The attention problems cause hyperactivity.
d. They are two ways of identifying the same set of symptoms.
Answer: a.
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