Question 1

Children can experience a number of sleep problems including narcolepsy, which is characterized by

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A)   extreme daytime sleepiness.
B)   difficulty in going to sleep.
C)   difficulty in staying asleep.
D)   nightmares.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Irene conducts a laboratory experiment to test the memory of children. She rapidly reads out a list of colors to three children aged 4, 6, and 13 years. The children are then asked to repeat the names of the colors. Irene notices that the 6-year-old and the 13-year-old are able to recall more colors than the 4-year-old. This experiment illustrates that

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A)   younger children tend to rehearse information more than older children do.
B)   short-term memory decreases during late childhood.
C)   information is retained in short-term memory for a long period without rehearsal.
D)   memory span varies from one individual to another.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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