Biological Psychology

Biological Psychology

Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double‐spaced pages; Times new roman, 12 font, with 2 to 3 references. Grading rubric is below. The book for the class is Carlson, N. R. (2013). Physiology of behavior (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education.

Part A

Your textbook describes the different stages of sleep.

  1. Describe slow-wave sleep and REM sleep.
  2. Describe the brain activity that takes place during these two stages.
  3. Describe what an EEG recording looks like during each of these two stages.

Part B

There are four basic forms of learning: perceptual learning, stimulus-response learning, motor learning, and relational learning.

  1. Describe two (2) of these types of learning.
  2. Provide one (1) example of a situation where each of these types of learning occurs.

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Sleep is important to the body. This is because sleep allows an individual to relax the brain. Different stages occur when one sleeps and the stages are classified depending on the activities that take place during each stage. The stages are important as each stage has a certain function…

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