What effects can persistent sleep deficits have on young children?

What will be an ideal response?


Persistent sleep deficits are linked with cognitive and neurological difficulties, including problems with attention, working memory, and slower processing speed. Sleep is influential to young children's socioemotional functioning. Poor sleep is associated with anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Persistent sleep problems and insufficient sleep in early childhood may have consequences that persist into the school-age years and beyond, posing long term risks to development.

Psychology

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a. verbal instruction. b. collaborative empiricism. c. graduated exposure. d. thought stopping.

Psychology

Although both of his parents are 5 feet 7 inches tall, 17-year-old Theo is 6 feet tall. He is healthy and has been well nourished since birth. This example illustrates the concept of ______.

A. canalization B. behavior genetics C. range of reaction D. gene-environment correlation

Psychology

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a. hostile feminism. b. benevolent feminism. c. benevolent sexism. d. hostile sexism.

Psychology

Chitra, a neuron, has been sending offensive messages to neighboring neurons. The neighbors decide to "perform surgery" to eliminate Chitra's transmissions. This could be achieved most effectively by

A. locking the gates on Chitra's axon. B. reducing the strength of Chitra's action potentials. C. decreasing Chitra's refractory period. D. placing a myelin sheath on Chitra's axon.

Psychology