Four-year-old Aaron has been asleep for a little over an hour when his mother hears him scream out. When she gets to his bedroom, little Aaron is sitting up in bed in a state of panic. When his mother attempts to console him, she notes that his pajamas are drenched in sweat, and he is only semi-awake. After this episode, Aaron goes back to sleep. His mother is surprised the next morning that

Aaron only vaguely remembers his mother coming into the room. Aaron most likely experienced

a. a nightmare.
b. a night terror.
c. sleep apnea.
d. narcolepsy.


B

Psychology

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A. self-concept B. Big Five C. OCEAN D. factor analysis

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Behaviorism is to learning theory as Gestalt psychology is to

a. psychotherapy. c. perception. b. adaptation to the environment. d. habit.

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Dr. Williams wants to understand the motivations behind school shootings. To begin answering her questions, she examines the social media posts and blogs by identified school shooters

She also reads all the media reports she can find about the school shooters. Doing research in this manner is a. ethnography b. cognitive dissonance c. correlational method d. archival analysis

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