Question 1

Preserving and expanding the brain's neural pathways has been suggested as an important function of

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A)   free radicals.
B)   EEG recordings.
C)   sleep spindles.
D)   dreaming.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The activation-synthesis theory best helps to explain why

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A)   most dreams are realistic portrayals of pleasant life events.
B)   people often experience sudden visual images during REM sleep.
C)   dreams typically express unacceptable feelings in a symbolically disguised form.
D)   individuals with sleep apnea are unable to recall any of their dreams.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Charlize suffers from insomnia.Which of the following is NOT a natural sleep aid that she can try?

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A)   Exercise regularly but not in the late evening.
B)   Watch the time closely so that she goes to bed on time.
C)   Dim lights and relax before bedtime.
D)   Sleep on a regular schedule and avoid taking long naps.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Sleep deprivation ________ the production of body fat by ________ levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

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A)   stimulates;increasing
B)   inhibits;increasing
C)   stimulates;decreasing
D)   inhibits;decreasingE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The large,slow brain waves associated with NREM-3 sleep are called

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A)   sleep spindles.
B)   delta waves.
C)   alpha waves.
D)   REMs.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Of the following people,who requires the most amount of sleep each day?

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A)   Eugene,an 80-year-old man
B)   Brenda,a 50-year-old woman
C)   Marco,a 10-year-old boy
D)   Suan,a newborn infant boyE) C) and D)
F) None of the above D

Question 8

After four years of working nights,Raymond now works days.His present difficulty in getting to sleep at night is most likely due to a disruption of his normal

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A)   circadian rhythm.
B)   hypnagogic sensations.
C)   alpha wave pattern.
D)   sleep apnea.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep because

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A)   our heart rate is slow and steady,while our breathing is highly irregular.
B)   we are deeply asleep but can be awakened easily.
C)   our nervous system is highly active,while our voluntary muscles hardly move.
D)   it leads to highly imaginative dreams that are perceived as colorless images.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Research on sleep and dreaming confirms that

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A)   sleepwalkers are acting out their dreams.
B)   while some people dream every night,others seldom dream.
C)   the brain's auditory cortex responds to sound stimuli even during sleep.
D)   older adults sleep more than young adults.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

As a participant in a sleep-research study for the past three nights,Tim has been repeatedly disturbed during REM sleep.Tonight,when allowed to sleep undisturbed,Tim will likely experience

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A)   an increase in REM sleep.
B)   sleep apnea.
C)   insomnia.
D)   night terrors.E) None of the above
F) A) and B) A

Question 12

Animals with the ________ need to graze and the ________ ability to hide from danger tend to sleep less.

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A)   most;most
B)   least;least
C)   most;least
D)   least;mostE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Franco studied all evening for a chemistry test scheduled for the following morning.That night he dreamed that he accurately copied a female classmate's correct answers to the test questions as they unexpectedly flashed before his eyes.Compare and contrast explanations of Franco's dream that might be provided by Freud's wish-fulfillment theory,by an information-processing theory,and by the theory that dreams are initiated by random neural activation.

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The answer of Franco studied all evening for a chemistry...

Question 14

Which of the following sleep disorders is most strongly associated with obesity?

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A)   narcolepsy
B)   insomnia
C)   night terrors
D)   sleep apneaE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

An hour after going to bed,Mike was so soundly asleep his parents were unable to awaken him for a scheduled dose of medicine.At this point in Mike's sleep,an EEG would have most likely detected

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A)   alpha waves.
B)   beta waves.
C)   delta waves.
D)   REM rebound.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

After suffering a trauma,people commonly report nightmares.One of the benefits of these nightmares is that they help

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A)   prevent paradoxical sleep.
B)   reduce sleep apnea.
C)   increase REM rebound.
D)   extinguish daytime fears.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above D

Question 17

The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during NREM-2 sleep are called

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A)   alpha waves.
B)   circadian rhythms.
C)   sleep spindles.
D)   delta waves.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Traffic accident rates have been found to ________ after the spring change to daylight savings time and to ________ after the fall change back to standard time.

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A)   increase;increase
B)   decrease;decrease
C)   increase;decrease
D)   decrease;increaseE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Forty-year-old Lance insists that he never dreams.Research suggests that he probably

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A)   would report a vivid dream if he were awakened during REM sleep.
B)   dreams during NREM-1 rather than during REM sleep.
C)   experiences more NREM-2 sleep than most people.
D)   cycles through the distinct sleep stages much more rapidly than most people.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Our capacity to monitor external stimuli well enough to stroll around our house while sleeping,best illustrates that we function with a

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A)   circadian rhythm.
B)   two-track mind.
C)   REM rebound.
D)   sleep debtE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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

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Sleep deprivation the production of body fat by levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

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The large,slow brain waves associated with NREM-3 sleep are called

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