What requirements need to be in place for a diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder?

What will be an ideal response?


SAD is diagnosed when separation anxiety is persistent and excessive, when it is inappropriate for the child's developmental level, and when it interferes with activities or development tasks, such as attending school.

Psychology

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The Transfer-Appropriate Processing Theory holds that transfer between two skills occurs as a function of the similarity of ________________ of the skills

A. cognitive elements B. kinematic features C. timing patterns D. muscular contraction patterns

Psychology

Stella, a researcher, conducts a study to determine the relationship between the use of vitamin C tablets and aggressive behavior. She chooses 200 participants for the study and plans to give real vitamin C tablets to 100 participants and give inert placebos to others. She uses the double-blind procedure to conduct the research. Which of the following is true about this study?

A. Only Stella knows who is given real drugs and who is given inert placebos. B. Both Stella and the participants know who is given real drugs and who is given inert placebos. C. Only the participants know who is given real drugs and who is given inert placebos. D. Neither Stella nor the participants know who is given real drugs and who is given inert placebos.

Psychology

James hypothesized that one's reasoning abilities and belief systems are strongly influenced by one's emotions and desires

a. True b. False

Psychology

Which of the following statements best describes how neurons communicate with one another?

A. Dendrites make direct contact with each other. B. A chemical process takes place in the synapse. C. An electrical process takes place in the receptors. D. Action potentials travel across the synapse.

Psychology