Which of the Following Statements Lends Support to the Idea

question 109

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements lends support to the idea that dyslexia has a genetic component?

• A) Children who are dyslexic also tend to have ADHD.
• B) Those with dyslexia have problems benefiting from traditional instruction in a classroom.
• C) Dyslexia can be overcome with cognitive behavioral therapy.
• D) Children who are dyslexic tend to have a dyslexic parent.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement or association is removed.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Fear Conditioning

A behavioral paradigm in which organisms learn to predict aversive events, linking a neutral stimulus with a fear-inducing situation.

Aversive CS

A conditioned stimulus that predicts an unpleasant outcome, leading to aversive learning.