What is the purpose of dreaming, according to the cognitive theory of dreaming?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points::
• According to the cognitive theory, dreaming is simply a modification of the cognitive activity that goes on when we are awake.
• Dreams seem more unfocused and diffuse because we lack sensory input and feedback from our bodies during dreams.
• The brain is doing the same kind of work during dreams as it does when we are awake.
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Define giftedness and list the proportion of individuals classified as gifted and as "geniuses"; describe the early signs of giftedness in children; and discuss Terman's study of the gifted and what he found separated the successful from the unsuccessful gifted
What will be an ideal response?
The ability to see a line on a piece of paper is considered to be
a. native. b. empirical. c. extrinsic. d. exogenous.