Stimulant drugs have which of the following effects on hyperactive children?

Part of Chapter 6 examined students' study strategies for easy and difficult material. Which of the following students provides the most accurate perspective on that research?

a. Carlo: "When the memory task is relatively easy, students spend about the same amount of time studying the easiest items and the most difficult items." b. Sondra: "When the memory task is relatively easy, students spend the most time on the difficult items; when the memory task is relatively difficult, students spend the most time on the easy items." c. Phil: "Students study the difficult items more than the easy items when the material is related to their own interests; otherwise, they show no consistent pattern in their study strategies." d. Indira: "Students' study strategies depend on their motivational level; the most motivated students divide their time equally among the topics, but the less motivated students spend more time on the difficult tasks."

Carmella tells her friend that last night she dreamed she was asking her boss for a promotion. If Carmella's friend believes in the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming, which of the following is she likely to say about the dream?

a. "The latent content of the dream is more important than the manifest content." b. "The dream is the result of random activity in the brain and has no deep symbolic meaning." c. "The dream indicates that your brain is trying to figure out how to get you promoted." d. "The dream is your brain's way of forming new memories."