Which of the following is true of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
A) ADHD does not persist into adulthood.
B) Boys are 10 times more likely to be classified as ADHD than are girls.
C) ADHD is a rare childhood behavior disorder.
D) ADHD interferes with mood .
E). Persons with ADHD are likely to abuse cocaine as adults.
Answer: B
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a. hardiness. b. optimism. c. Type A behavior style. d. a depressive explanatory style.
Most people feel an in-group bias, which means that they ____.?
a. ?would like to be a member of the most popular group b. ?feel it is better to be in a group than outside of a group c. ?view members of their own group more favorably than members of other groups d. ?are likely to feel both extremes of emotion toward the people to whom they are closest
In the study by Greene, Sternberg, and Lepper (1976), they gave students a math game to play for fun. They measured how much time the children played with the math game prior to any incentive. Then they implemented a reward system to see if they could increase the willingness to play with the game. During the reward program, time spent playing the game increased, and then the reward program was stopped. When compared to control participants, students who were part of the reward program __________ interest in playing the games once the reward program was stopped.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A graph that plots the intersection of paired measures, that is, the points at which paired X and Y measures cross is called a
a. scatter diagram. b. histogram. c. frequency polygon. d. frequency distribution.