Marvin has been a 3-pack-a-day smoker for at least 15 years,and he recognizes that he is very lucky not to be very sick already.He's decided to try various methods for quitting cigarettes,and he read that one method might be playing tapes of encouraging messages while he sleeps so that he can learn not to smoke.This method,which involves learning while we are asleep,is called __________.
A) K-complexing
B) nonsomnia
C) sublimation
D) hypnopaedia

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The method described in the scenario is hypnopaedia, which involves learning while we are asleep. K-complexing refers to a pattern of brain wave activity during sleep, nonsomnia is not a recognized term in psychology, and sublimation is a defense mechanism in which unconscious, unacceptable impulses are redirected into socially acceptable or admirable activities.

Marvin Has Been a 3-Pack-A-Day Smoker for at Least 15