Whistleblowers Desire to Bring Illegal, and Sometimes Unethical, Company Behaviour

question 80

True/False

Whistleblowers desire to bring illegal, and sometimes unethical, company behaviour to the attention of regulators and advocacy groups.

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Definitions:

K-Complexes

Brain waves that occur during stage 2 of NREM sleep, characterized by a sudden increase in wave amplitude, and thought to aid in sleep-based memory consolidation and sleep quality.

Slow-Wave Sleep

A deep sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves, reduced muscle activity, and slowed physiological activity, facilitating restorative processes.

Activation-Synthesis Theory

The idea that dreams are the result of the brain’s attempts to make sense of random brain activity by combining the activity with stored memories.

Stage 2 Sleep

Second stage of sleep, where a person is truly asleep; EEGs show K-complexes and sleep spindles, and there is much less conscious awareness of both the external world and inner mental activity.