【Somekidscan'tsitstillforlong.Theyhaveahardtimepayingattentiontojustonething.They'reeasilydistracted(分神).Theycangetveryimpatient.Theyhatestandinginlineorwaitingfortheirturninagameoractivity.Theyget】
Somekidscan'tsitstillforlong.Theyhaveahardtimepayingattentiontojustonething.They'reeasilydistracted(分神).Theycangetveryimpatient.Theyhatestandinginlineorwaitingfortheirturninagameoractivity.Theygetboredprettyfast.Theymayalsobeimpulsive—sayingthefirstthingthatcomestomindorinterruptingsomeoneelsewho'stalking.?
Forcertainkidsthisproblemissosevere(严重)thatdoctorshaveanameforit:attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorderorADHD.Perhapsasmanyas1outofevery20kidsundertheageof18havecharacteristicsofADHD.Oftenthesekidshavetroublegettingthroughschoolandfaceotherdifficultieslaterinlife.?
RizzostarteddevelopingtheVirtualClassroomin1999.Hewantedtoseeifhecoulduseitasatoolfortestingandtreatingkidswhohaveattentiondisorders.?
Todiagnose(诊断)ADHDdoctorstypicallytestpatientsbygivingthemtasksthatrequireattention.Aspartofoneclassictestyouwatchlettersflashedonacomputerscreen.Everytimeyouseetheletter“A”followedbytheletter“X”youhavetopressthespacebar.Ifyou'repayingcloseattentionyou'llregisterallthetimesthiscombinationoccurs.Ifnotyou'llmisssome.?
TheVirtualClassroommakesthesetestsmoreefficientRizzosays.Inoneexperimenthegaveagroupofkidstheclassic“A-X”test.Insteadoflookingatacomputerscreeninadoctor'sofficethoughthekidsworeheadsetsthatmadeitlookliketheyweretakingthetestinaclassroom.?
“Basicallywhatwefound”Rizzosays“isthatin20minutesoftestingwithvirtualreality?we?replicated(复制)afindingthatusuallyrequiresacouplehoursofstandardtestingwithcomputerscreensinthepsychologist'soffice.”?
小题1:Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus_______.?A.howtofindapatientwithADHD?B.thebehaviorofsomekidswithADHD?C.kidswithADHDcannotsitstillforalongtime?D.kidswithADHDareeasilydistracted小题2:Perhapsasmanyas_______kidshavecharacteristicsofADHD.?
A.oneoutofeverytwentykids
B.fivepercentkidslessthan18yearsold?
C.oneoutoftwentykidsattheageof18
D.fivepercentki