Franco Studied All Evening for a Chemistry Test Scheduled the Following

question 697

Essay

Franco studied all evening for a chemistry test scheduled the following morning. That night he dreamed that he accurately copied a female classmate's correct answers to the test questions as they unexpectedly flashed before his eyes. Compare and contrast explanations of Franco's dream that might be provided by Freudian,memory consolidation,and activation-synthesis theories. In what sense is the dream a reflection of Franco's level of cognitive development?

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Definitions:

Variable Increases

Situations or conditions where a measurable factor or quantity grows in magnitude or intensity.

Test-retest

A method used in psychological testing where the same test is administered to the same subjects at two different points in time to assess consistency.

Reliability

The consistency and dependability of a measure or test over time and across different conditions or administrations.

Variability of Data Set

The degree to which the numbers in a data set differ from each other and from their average; a measure of the spread or dispersion within the given information.