Jill Is Extremely Inattentive, Has Poor Impulse Control, and Is

question 72

Multiple Choice

Jill is extremely inattentive, has poor impulse control, and is highly active. Based on these symptoms, what developmental disorder might Jill have?

• A) autism
• B) schizophrenia - childhood onset
• C) ADHD
• D) dyslexia

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

A concept in behaviorism that involves increasing the likelihood of a behavior's occurrence through the administration of rewards or punishments.

Operant Conditioning

Operant conditioning is a learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Classical Conditioning

Pavlovian Conditioning, an associative learning process through which an animal or human learns to link two stimuli, with one stimulus coming to evoke a response originally evoked by the other.

Animal's Behavior

The actions or reactions of animals in response to external or internal stimuli, often studied to understand instinctual and learned behaviors.