Question

Studying for his final exams, Pascal is forced to do a great deal of memorization. Unfortunately, his next-door neighbor has a dog that is prone to barking at night. Amazingly, the barking coincides almost precisely with Pascal's REM sleep cycle, interrupting his ability to dream. Pascal does very poorly on his exams. According to the information-processing theory of dreams, an explanation for his poor performance is that the barking interfered with his REM sleep, which interfered with memory _____.

Answer 1

...which interfered with memory consolidation.

Step-by-step explanation:

In REM sleep, the things you've learnt moves from short-term to long-term thus being able to retain information longer. Because Pascal didn't go into full REM mode, his memory stayed in short-term and he forgot what he had learnt. Pascals sleep deprivation and interference caused him memory loss.