Lowering body and brain activity and metabolism during sleep may help conserve energy and lengthen life, according to the theory of sleep
a. activation-synthesis
b. repair/restorative
c. sensory gating
d. neurocognitive
ANSWER: b
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a. even very young children make excellent use of the rehearsal strategy. b. rehearsal is one of the most effective memory strategies. c. young children typically group similar items together in order to learn lists of words. d. young children can remember better if they use rehearsal strategies, but they typically do not use them spontaneously.
One area of support for the dopamine hypothesis is that ____
a. a drug that increases dopamine activity reduces symptoms b. high levels of dopamine are found in people with Parkinson's disease c. high-risk children have lower dopamine levels d. a drug that blocks dopamine activity reduces symptoms
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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