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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of REM sleep?


A) Heart and breathing rates increase.
B) The eyes move rapidly under closed lids.
C) Brain waves become more rapid.
D) Voluntary muscles tense and become more active.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle is called the


A) REM rebound.
B) circadian rhythm.
C) alpha wave pattern.
D) dopamine reward system.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Paradoxical sleep is to slow-wave sleep as ________ sleep is to ________ sleep.


A) NREM-1; REM
B) REM; NREM-2
C) NREM-2; REM
D) REM; NREM-3

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Human body temperatures typically


A) rise with the approach of morning and fall with the approach of night.
B) rise with the approach of night and fall with the approach of morning.
C) rise with the approach of NREM-1 sleep and fall with the approach of REM sleep.
D) rise with the approach of REM sleep and fall with the approach of NREM-1 sleep.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Josef, a high school student, tells his therapist that he has had a recurring dream in which he hunts and kills a ferocious tiger. The therapist explains that the dream reflects Josef's unresolved feelings of hostility toward his father. According to Freud, the therapist is revealing the possible ________ content of Josef's dream.


A) manifest
B) latent
C) circadian
D) hypnagogic

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Women become increasingly morning-oriented "larks" as they have children and also as they transition to menopause. This best illustrates that age and experience can alter our


A) hypnagogic sensations.
B) circadian rhythm.
C) NREM-2 sleep.
D) REM rebound.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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