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Charlie

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Researchers have given children either psychostimulant drugs or placebo for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. They are interested in how the mothers will react to their children. What do they find?
 
  a. Parent behavior seems to be the primary cause of much of a child's hyperactivity.
  b. When their children are on medication, mothers are less negative and less controlling.
  c. Based on the response of parents, the effects of psychostimulants can be attributed to a placebo effect.
  d. Parents do not seem to respond any differently to children when they are on or off psychostimulant medication.

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Ricky's mother tends to scold him when he fights with other children, while Ricky's father encourages him to fight. This type of inconsistent discipline has been linked to
 
  a. internalizing disorders.
  b. externalizing disorders.
  c. higher levels of anxiety.
  d. higher levels of depression.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.




Charlie

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent


softEldritch

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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