The example of a new parent who sleeps through a loud thunderstorm, but wakes up the minute his newborn infant begins to cry is used to illustrate that during sleep, there is
A)no awareness of external stimuli.
B)a selective awareness of external stimuli.
C)no awareness of either external or internal stimuli.
D)an awareness of all external stimuli.

Question

The example of a new parent who sleeps through a loud thunderstorm, but wakes up the minute his newborn infant begins to cry is used to illustrate that during sleep, there is
A)no awareness of external stimuli.
B)a selective awareness of external stimuli. ​
C)no awareness of either external or internal stimuli. ​
D)an awareness of all external stimuli. ​

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The Answer is B

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