Which of the following statements accurately reflects the relationship of the total amount of sleep that an individual receives as a function of age?
a. We require more sleep as we age.
b. As we age, we tend to get less sleep.
c. We require much sleep during infancy and early childhood, less sleep in adolescence and early adulthood, and then more sleep in middle and older age.
d. The amount of sleep we require solely depends on individual difference variables.
e. We require less sleep when we are younger and when we are older, but more during our "middle" years.
b. As we age, we tend to get less sleep.
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a. it associates the name of a disorder with that disorder's symptoms. b. the DSM-IV-TR may not address the disorder. c. a label only describes the symptoms of a disorder; it does not explain them. d. the label will mean very little to the person who is labeled. e. it may deflect attention from people's other characteristics.
Reading disorder, the most common type of learning disorder, is also known as
A) dyslexia. B) dyscalculia. C) dysgraphia. D) dyspraxia.