Why might kids with ADHD be able to watch TV for hours but not be able to focus on a writing assignment for more than a few minutes?
What will be an ideal response?
Dysregulation of the mesolimbic pathway might explain this. Watching TV might have immediate, salient reinforcements (such as jokes or action sequences); in contrast, writing an essay has delayed and less salient reinforcement. To increase these desired behaviors, perhaps increasing the reinforcement (both in terms of immediacy and frequency) would help.
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a. Demographic definitions b. Dictionary definitions c. Operational definitions d. Nominal definitions
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a. gender mediated b. class-influenced c. tolerable-level d. disingenuous e. tolerable-sextype
Which of the following is NOT one of Thurstone's primary mental abilities?
a. Memory b. Fluid reasoning c. Perceptual speed d. Number facility