Teenagers generally want to stay up later in the evening and sleep longer in the morning than children do. This may be due to____
a. ?increased amounts of norepinephrine in the central nervous system
b. ?decreased autonomic nervous system activity
c. ?the effects of marijuana
d. ?changes in melatonin secretion
ANSWER:
d
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a. ?apacity of echoic sensory memory b. ?capacity of long-term memory c. ?capacity of iconic sensory memory d. ?capacity of short-term memory
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