Brad, Age 17, Has Difficulty Refraining from Swearing in Front

question 84

Multiple Choice

Brad, age 17, has difficulty refraining from swearing in front of his grandparents. He enjoys swearing in everyday life where he gets a positive response from his peers when he swears. According to Barkley's model this is an example of

• A)an inability to inhibit competing stimuli.
• B)an inability to interrupt a behavior that is already underway.
• C)an inability to inhibit a prepotent response.
• D)an inability to exert motor control.

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Definitions:

Demand Determined

A characteristic of markets where the quantity of goods or services sold is primarily influenced by consumer demand.

Perfectly Inelastic

A market situation where the quantity demanded or supplied is completely unresponsive to price changes.

Demand Determined

A market characteristic where the quantity of products or services provided is primarily set by the level of demand.

Fixed Supply

A situation where the quantity of a specific good available in the market cannot be altered in the short term.