Ten-Year-Old Cora Has Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

question 107

Multiple Choice

Ten-year-old Cora has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) .Cora's __________ than her unaffected agemates.

• A) brain is probably larger in overall volume
• B) executive function is probably more advanced
• C) brain is probably growing more slowly
• D) cerebral cortex is probably thicker

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Definitions:

Visual Preference

The tendency to selectively pay attention to certain visual stimuli over others, based on interest or attraction.

Auditory Preferences

The tendency or inclination people have towards specific types of sounds or music.

Cross-model Transference

The phenomenon where skills or responses learned in one context or with one set of stimuli are transferred to another context or stimuli.

Polymodal Attention

The ability to direct attention to information presented simultaneously in different forms, such as visual and auditory.