Which of the following is not characteristic of ADHD?
A. inattention
B. learning disabilities
C. self-control
D. fidgeting
C. self-control
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Results of Jerome Kagan's longitudinal research on the development of shyness and sociability found that
A) about 70 percent of 4-month-olds were easily upset by novelty. B) nearly all of the extreme groups retained their temperamental styles as they get older. C) most children's dispositions became less extreme over time. D) as infants, more children were shy than were highly sociable.
Describe how biology and cognitive maturity contribute to the development of infant
emotions. What will be an ideal response?
A longitudinal study discussed in your textbook used MRI scans to study the development of the cerebral cortex as children aged. Which of the following is one of the findings from this study?
a. In the brightest children, the cerebral cortex is always thicker than it is in other children. b. The cortex in very bright children develops more rapidly and for a longer time than it does in other children. c. The cortex in average children reaches its maximum thickness several years later than it does in bright children. d. In children with average IQs, the cortex reaches maximum thickness at age 11 or 12.
Which of the following is a characteristic of reaction formation, a defense mechanism?
A. People redirect a threatening impulse from its original source to a nonthreatening target. B. People generate acceptable reasons for outcomes that might otherwise appear socially unacceptable. C. People attribute their own unacceptable qualities onto others. D. People exhibit behavior that is exactly opposite of what is expected of them.