Which of the following is a research finding that raises questions about the proposal that the purpose of REM sleep is memory consolidation?
a) There is no correlation between REM and IQ.
b) Brain damage that prevents REM sleep has no effect on memory consolidation.
c) Antidepressants tend to improve memory performance.
d) Amphetamines can improve memory regardless of the amount of REM sleep.
B
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a. gestural b. modeling c. physical d. extra-stimulus
The experience of dissociation (feelings of unreality; blunting of emotional experience and physical pain) during or immediately following a life-threatening situation is a. a sign of psychopathology
b. extremely rare in non-disordered individuals. c. not well documented. d. a normal reaction.
Research on eyewitness memory suggests that younger children are prone to memory errors because they
A) are more likely than older children to disagree with a yes-or-no question. B) tend to report gist rather than verbatim information about their experiences. C) have trouble recalling highly stressful events. D) are especially poor at source-monitoring.
Which of the following perspectives on sex typing focuses on the importance of social experience and observational learning?
A) Social-cognitive B) Psychoanalytic C) Gender-schema D) Evolutionary