Explain why it is unlikely that the sleep-wake cycle is controlled by a blood-borne chemical factor

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Sleep could be the result of depletion of a wakefulness-promoting factor, whereas waking could result from depletion of a sleep-inducing factor. Two objections arise from the observation that conjoined twins (who share a circulatory system) show separate sleep-cycles. More importantly, the hemispheres of the dolphin brain show alternating sleep-waking patterns.

Psychology

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In the context of Adler's idea of the order of birth, a person who is competitive and ambitious is most likely to be a(n):

a. second-born child. c. only child. b. first-born child. d. youngest child.

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Eleanor Gibson's theory of perceptual learning emphasizes early and fixed specificity in perception

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Humanistic is to __________ as cognitive-behavioral is to __________

a. intrinsic value; unique potential b. defense mechanisms; cultural-bound syndromes c. oversensitivity to criticism; subjective interpretation and environmental factors d. biological abnormality; intrapsychic conflict e. psychiatric and neurosurgical interventions; sociological analyses

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When the data produced by one group of participants is compared to the data produced by a different group of participants, it is called a within-group experiment

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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