Which Statement Is TRUE About the Effects of Sleep

question 179

Multiple Choice

 Which statement is TRUE about the effects of sleep? 

• A)Sleep does not aid in the processing of memories that have already been encoded.
• B)The body's immunity to disease can be decreased through sleep.
• C)Sleep can aid in physical growth.
• D)Listening to tapes of something you want to learn while sleeping can facilitate learning.

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Definitions:

Flashbulb Memory

Highly detailed, exceptionally vivid memories of a significant event, which seem to be recorded in the mind as though with the flash of a camera.

High School Graduation

The completion of the educational curriculum required by a high school, culminating in the receipt of a diploma.

Memory Consolidation

The process by which short-term memories are transformed into long-term memories, stabilizing and storing information over time.

Infantile Amnesia

The inability of adults and older children to recall episodic memories (memories of situations or events) from the first few years of life.