Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Psychological Disorders

Question:

Assertion (A): Children with ADHD are in constant motion. Sitting still through a lesson is impossible for them. The child may fidget, squirm, climb and run around the room aimlessly.
Reason (R): Children with ADHD also show narrow patterns of interests and repetitive behaviours such as lining up objects or stereotyped body movements such as rocking.

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true, but (R) is false.

(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Correct Answer:

(A) is true, but (R) is false.

Explanation:

(A) is true, but (R) is false. The reasoning tell us about symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorder and not ADHD.