Larry has procrastinated and is cramming in an attempt to memorize a great deal of material for his final exams. finished at last, he goes to bed. unfortunately, his next-door neighbor has a noisy, barking dog. the barking interrupts larry's sleep cycle, especially during rem sleep. the next day larry does very poorly on his exams. according to the information-processing theory of dreams, one explanation for his poor performance (in addition to his study habits) is that: a. the barking made him dream about the dog. b. the barking interfered with his rem sleep, which in turn interfered with memory consolidation. c. the barking increased neural activity. d. the latent content of the exam material did not relate to the manifest content.

Kate is 14 years old and just started taking dance classes with her friends at a local dance studio. this is her first time in a dance program, so everything is new to her. her friends convinced her to join the class since they have been enjoying it for a few months. how could the following terms her succeed in the dance class? ● secondary reinforcement ● identity vs. role confusion ● observational learning how could the following terms hinder her success in the class? ● circadian rhythm ● basal ganglia ● vestibular sense

According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of research with human subjects? a researcher conducts a comparison of the comments made in a publicly available blog and the blogger's comments on a similar topic in a weekly magazine. undergraduate students in a field methods class are assigned a research question and asked to interview another classmate, to be followed by a class discussion on interview techniques. a cognitive psychologist enrolls undergraduate students for a computer-based study about the effect of mood on problem-solving behaviors. a researcher sets up a meeting with the superintendent of a large and diverse public school system to get data about the ethnic composition of the school system and the number of students receiving free lunches.

The state of the union address is important because it only addresses the strengths and successes of the previous years. select the best answer from the choices provided t f