The Example of a New Parent Who Sleeps Through a Loud

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Multiple Choice

The example of a new parent who sleeps through a loud thunderstorm,but wakes up the minute their newborn infant begins to cry is used to illustrate that during sleep,there is

• A) no awareness of external stimuli.
• B) a selective awareness of external stimuli.
• C) no awareness of either external or internal stimuli.
• D) an awareness of all external stimuli.

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