Which Statement Accurately Summarizes the Effects of Sleep on Long-Term

Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately summarizes the effects of sleep on long-term storage?

A) Sleep facilitates long-term storage because it protects us from encountering new information that interferes with consolidation.
B) Sleep facilitates the consolidation of trivial information that might be discarded as unimportant in the fully conscious state.
C) Sleep facilitates the consolidation of important and highly emotional memories.
D) Sleep facilitates long-term storage because it decreases emotionality that often interferes with consolidation.