What is "paradoxical" about the effectiveness of the treatment of ADHD with drugs such as methylphenidate (Ritalin)?

a. That drugs can treat a psychological problem
b. That stimulant drugs calm the ADHD child
c. That these drugs are rarely effective
d. That such children nearly always become dependent on the drug


b

Psychology

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a. force a sexual predator to undergo a state-prescribed therapy. b. force a sexual predator to live in a specified location. c. force a sexual predator to wear a GPS tracking devise at all times. d. keep a sexual predator in either a prison or mental hospital for life.

Psychology

The binomial distribution is a discrete distribution

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

A tall, slender body build is a(n):

A) endomorph. B) ectomorph. C) mesomorph. D) polymorph.

Psychology

In Bransford and Johnson’s experiment, people could recall an average of 8.0 out of 14 possible ideas when given a proper context before the passage. However, when the context was provided after the passage, people could recall an average of ______ out of 14 ideas.

a. 3.6 b. 10.3 c. 8.1 d. 6.1

Psychology