Roger, a teenager with ADHD, is just learning to drive. He should keep in mind that, according to research, individuals with ADHD
A. are involved in a greater number of traffic accidents than people without the disorder.
B. drive well in chaotic situations (e.g., urban driving with pedestrians), but poorly in monotonous situations (e.g., typical highway driving).
C. are more likely to benefit from the attentional support of GPS and other assisted navigation systems.
D. show greater driving impairments while multitasking than do individuals without the disorder.
Answer: A
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a. Children high on Openness may find complex and novel stimuli to be reinforcing. b. Children high on Conscientiousness may pursue challenging activities. c. Children high on Extraversion may actively persuade other children to choose them as leaders of school groups. d. Children high on Neuroticism may wrongly view themselves as inadequate relative to their peers.
Adolescents who watch more TV shows that portray sexual relationships
A) are better educated about the risks of sexually transmitted diseases. B) are more likely to endorse sexual abstinence. C) are more likely to believe that sexual promiscuity is the norm. D) are more likely to reject double standards and sexual stereotypes.
Women
A) working full time earn as much as men. B) are overrepresented in managerial roles. C) more often choose scientific than service fields. D) are underrepresented in executive roles.
Daris, a marathon runner, is trying diligently to read his textbook, but he keeps finding himself preoccupied with his upcoming race. He is frustrated because he has had to go back and reread sections the textbook in order to really understand the material. Daris seems to be having difficulty with _____
a) retrieval.
b) the positive bias of memory.
c) encoding.
d) reconstruction.