Michelle graduated from high school last month. She is preparing for her freshmen year in college. Michelle's preparation for her first year in college is an example of which of the following life course terms?
a. Social clock
b. Social dimension c. Transition
d. Trajectory
c
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What is the effect, if any, of sleep on memory?
a. Sleep strengthens recent memories but does not improve new learning. b. Sleep improves new learning but does not affect recent memories. c. Sleep strengthens recent memories and improves the next day's learning. d. Sleep has no effect on either learning or memory.
If Alice's strange adventures in Wonderland were actually the dreams of a young girl, they probably occurred when she was in __________ sleep
a. Stage 1 b. Stage 2 c. Stage 4 d. REM
Which of these is an example of what has been called childhood amnesia?
a. Betty, age 25, can recall only good memories of what happened when she was 4 to 5 years old. b. Johnny, age 10, has no memory of a family vacation that occurred when he was 2 years old. c. When faced with a horrible stressor, some people return to an earlier stage of development, such as infancy, for the comfort that it provides. d. Despite the fact that Alice, age 35, played the piano from ages 3 through 13, she has very little ability to do so now.
Dr. Newman spent three years in Botswana, participating in the daily life of a community there. She gathered extensive field notes, consisting of a mix of self-reports from members of the community and her own observations
Which of the following research methods did Dr. Newman most likely use in her research? A) ethnography B) structured observation C) the microgenetic design D) the clinical, or case study, method