You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult. The participant is hooked up to an EEG. What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

a. alpha eventually replaced by delta
b. delta eventually replaced by theta
c. alpha eventually replaced by theta
d. delta eventually replaced by beta
e. beta replaced by spindles


c. alpha eventually replaced by theta

Psychology

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What is one of the most serious long?term outcomes of chlamydia in women?

a. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) b. Ovarian cancer c. Increased risk for hysterectomy d. Neurological damage

Psychology

Miriam is in her 90s and is preparing to write her autobiography. A friend who is a psychologist told her about the reminiscence bump. Based on this information, Miriam is expecting which of the following to occur as she sets out to write her book?

a. She will recall her childhood best. b. She will recall the last 10 years of her life best. c. She will recall her teens and 20s the best. d. Her best memory will be the part of her life that she enjoyed the most.

Psychology

Universal emotions refer to a(n) ____ number of specific ____ that signal feelings or emotional states

a. inherited; verbalizations c. large; hand gestures b. learned; facial expressions d. inherited; facial expressions

Psychology