One important function of REM sleep in newborns is

a. to promote dreaming.
b. to prepare the baby for dreaming once the child has memories.
c. to keep the brain stimulated during long periods of sleep.
d. to allow the brain time to grow.

Answer: c. to keep the brain stimulated during long periods of sleep.

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Belief that other people, or the world in general, ought to think and act in a way that fits your own belief system is also known as _____________

a. myth of causation b. tyranny of shoulds c. tyranny of musts d. overgeneralization

Psychology

Both __________ and __________ theories of the etiology of conduct disorder have empirical support

a) genetic; environmental b) behavioral; psychoanalytic c) biochemical; behavioral d) labeling; biological

Psychology