Which Statement Accurately Summarizes the Effects of Sleep on Long-Term

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Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately summarizes the effects of sleep on long-term storage?

• A)Sleep facilitates long-term storage because it protects us from encountering new information that interferes with consolidation.
• B)Sleep facilitates the consolidation of trivial information that might be discarded as unimportant in the fully conscious state.
• C)Sleep facilitates the consolidation of important and highly emotional memories.
• D)Sleep facilitates long-term storage because it decreases emotionality that often interferes with consolidation.

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