Two-month-old Billy is lying quietly in his crib with his eyes wide open and appears very interested in a mobile hanging above his face. Billy is exhibiting ______
a. alert inactivity
b. crying.
c. waking activity.
d. non-REM sleep.
Ans: a. alert inactivity
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a) They look for careers that pay a lot of money. b) They look for careers and hobbies that allow others to evaluate them. c) They look for careers that require little education. d) They look for careers that will make them famous.
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a. an obsession. b. a compulsion. c. a hallucination. d. a delusion.
Evolutionary psychologists have suggested that some behaviors and preferences are more easily conditioned in some species because they have adaptive value. What concept does this theory best illustrate?
A. the law of effect B. third-order conditioning C. operant behavior D. discrimination E. biological preparedness
Histamine activity in the brain is highest during ______________ and drops off during ________________. a. wakefulness; REM and NREM sleep b. wakefulness and REM sleep; NREM sleep c. REM and NREM sleep; wakefulness
d. REM sleep; wakefulness and NREM sleep.