Raul experiences periods during the night when he stops breathing, causing carbon dioxide levels in his blood to rise. After the levels get too high, he wakes up, gasping for breath. Raul is experiencing:
A. insomnia.
B. sleep apnea.
C. narcolepsy.
D. night terrors.
Answer: B
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a. suppression of phobic thoughts. b. insight into unconscious motivations. c. exposure to the feared item while maintaining relaxation. d. dampening of physiological reactions with medication.
Geraldine is a researcher who is teaching her monkey, Gidget, to use a touch board to communicate with humans. Gidget can touch symbols on the board that symbolize things like "banana," "cup," "play," and "sleep." According to your text, which statement is true?
a. ?Gidget will generate sentences longer than three words. b. ?The working memory limitations of monkeys are known. c. ?Gidget can master between 130 and 500 symbols. d. ?Gidget's language use is less primitive than children's.
According to Daniel Levinson and his colleagues, which of the following is true of the midlife transition?
A) It is a period in which people are at the peak of generativity. B) It is a period in which people fear they have more to look back upon than forward to. C) It is a period of development that occurs around the age of 30-35 years. D) It is a period where people engage in procreation.
Action potentials are characterized as being _______________
a. gradated c. scaled b. all-or-none d. variable