Ethan Took Part in a Research Study in Which,for Three

question 258

Multiple Choice

Ethan took part in a research study in which,for three consecutive nights,he was awakened each time he entered slow-wave sleep.Now that Ethan is back at home it is likely that he will

• A) develop insomnia and show general disturbances in his sleep patterns.
• B) spend extra time in slow-wave sleep for several nights.
• C) spend less time in slow-wave sleep than he did before he took part in the study.
• D) spend extra time in both slow-wave and REM sleep for several nights.

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Definitions:

Learning

The process of acquiring knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process where an originally neutral stimulus becomes associated with a particular response through conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, this is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.