The Occurrence of REM Rebound Supports the Notion That

question 216

Multiple Choice

The occurrence of REM rebound supports the notion that

• A) as people grow older,they need to spend progressively more time dreaming.
• B) dreams are triggered by random bursts of neural activity.
• C) dreams help to solidify our memories of daytime experiences.
• D) humans,like most other mammals,need REM sleep.

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Definitions:

Contiguity

The condition of being in close association or proximity, often used in psychology to describe the closeness in time or space between two stimuli.

Conditioning

An approach to modifying behavior by teaching a subject to connect a favorable behavior with a stimulus that was initially unrelated.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual decrease and eventual elimination of a conditioned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without the need for prior learning.