Regarding sleep cycles, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. In terms of brain activity, REM sleep is similar to ordinary wakefulness.
b. As the night progresses, the amount of time spent in REM sleep decreases.
c. The difference between Stage 3 and Stage 4 sleep is based on the proportion of delta waves present. d. During sleep, brain waves vary in terms of intensity as well as speed.
e. During the night, Stage 4 sleep eventually disappears.
b
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a. anxiety c. startle responses b. depression d. fear
Studies of dream content confirm the fact that content of dreams shows a good deal of
a. continuity with the dreamer's fantasies. b. discontinuity with the dreamer's waking concerns. c. continuity with dreamer's waking concerns. d. discontinuity with the dreamer's desires.
What did theorists challenge aboutabout using validity evidence based on test content and/or validityevidence based on relationships with criteria to establish test validity?
a. They challenged the use of validity based on content because it was not based on statistical analysis. b. They challenged validity based on relationships with criteria because it did not require reliable tests. c. They challenged both because the test was not directly being linked to an accepted theory of psychological behavior. d. They challenged both because they did not rely on accepted ethical standards for testing.
A number that describes a characteristic of a sample of scores is called a
a. descriptive score. c. statistic. b. summary score. d. parameter.