Which Piece of Evidence Below Is Correctly Tagged with Its

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence below is correctly tagged with its relevance to the consolidation theory of the function of REM sleep?

• A) People who learn a task right before bed perform poorly the next day if REM sleep is interrupted - discredits consolidation theory.
• B) People with lesions to the pons have little trouble with learning and memory - discredits consolidation theory.
• C) Animals given antidepressants show few learning and memory deficits - supports consolidation theory.
• D) Animals given antidepressants show few learning and memory deficits - irrelevant to consolidation theory.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the variation or dispersion of a set of data points from its mean, indicating how spread out the data is.

Project Duration

The total time required to complete all phases of a project from initiation to closure.

Critical Path

The longest sequence of activities in a project plan that must be completed on time for the project to finish by its due date.

PERT Pessimistic Time

In the PERT project management technique, it is the longest time that a task is expected to take, considering potential delays and assuming that everything goes wrong.