Question 1

Which does not belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  dreaming 
B)  emergent stage 1 EEG 
C)  REM 
D)  initial stage 1 EEG 
E)  loss of core muscle tone 
A)  dreaming 
B)  emergent stage 1 EEG 
C)  REM 
D)  initial stage 1 EEG 
E)  loss of core muscle tone D

Question 2

Volunteers in sleep experiments are normally habituated to the sleep laboratory for a few nights before the commencement of any formal testing

Accepted Answer

A)  to get rid of excess alpha activity. 
B)  to increase the amount of alpha activity. 
C)  because the first night of sleep in a laboratory is often fitful. 
D)  to get rid of delta sleep. 
E)  to increase the levels of stage 2 EEG. 
A)  to get rid of excess alpha activity. 
B)  to increase the amount of alpha activity. 
C)  because the first night of sleep in a laboratory is often fitful. 
D)  to get rid of delta sleep. 
E)  to increase the levels of stage 2 EEG. C

Question 3

Sleep-deprived people sometimes experience __________, brief periods during which their eyelids droop, and they become less responsive to external stimuli, even though they remain sitting or standing.

Accepted Answer

microsleeps

Question 4

Polyphasic sleep-reduction studies demonstrate that some people can function reasonably well on as little as __________ hours of polyphasic sleep per day.

Accepted Answer

A)  2.5 
B)  4.5 
C)  5.5 
D)  6.5 
E)  7.5 
A)  2.5 
B)  4.5 
C)  5.5 
D)  6.5 
E)  7.5

Question 5

Which of the following animals spend about 14 hours per day sleeping?

Accepted Answer

A)  cows 
B)  horses 
C)  giant sloths 
D)  cats 
E)  deer 
A)  cows 
B)  horses 
C)  giant sloths 
D)  cats 
E)  deer

Question 6

Theories postulating that sleep permits the body to recover from internal deficits produced by wakefulness are often referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation theories. 
B)  recuperation theories. 
C)  free-running theories. 
D)  circadian theories. 
E)  diurnal theories. 
A)  adaptation theories. 
B)  recuperation theories. 
C)  free-running theories. 
D)  circadian theories. 
E)  diurnal theories.

Question 7

Each cycle of sleep during the night tends to be about

Accepted Answer

A)  5 minutes long. 
B)  20 minutes long. 
C)  35 minutes long. 
D)  90 minutes long. 
E)  140 minutes long. 
A)  5 minutes long. 
B)  20 minutes long. 
C)  35 minutes long. 
D)  90 minutes long. 
E)  140 minutes long.

Question 8

Microsleeps are usually about __________ long.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 seconds 
B)  25 seconds 
C)  1 minute 
D)  5 minutes 
E)  7 minutes 
A)  3 seconds 
B)  25 seconds 
C)  1 minute 
D)  5 minutes 
E)  7 minutes

Question 9

A large, well conducted comparison between long sleepers and short sleepers, Fichten and colleagues found that the short sleepers

Accepted Answer

A)  slept less. 
B)  suffered from more mental illness. 
C)  had poorer memories. 
D)  had shorter life expectancies. 
E)  accomplished less. 
A)  slept less. 
B)  suffered from more mental illness. 
C)  had poorer memories. 
D)  had shorter life expectancies. 
E)  accomplished less.

Question 10

Describe the physiological and behavioral changes that occur during a typical night's sleep.Be sure to describe their typical time course.

Accepted Answer

40% for describing the stages

Question 11

-The main advantage of the carousel apparatus is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is fun. 
B)  it is precise. 
C)  it is circular. 
D)  the yoked control procedure is an integral part of it. 
E)  it deprives the subjects of only REM sleep. 
A)  it is fun. 
B)  it is precise. 
C)  it is circular. 
D)  the yoked control procedure is an integral part of it. 
E)  it deprives the subjects of only REM sleep.

Question 12

Research has shown that naps have recuperative powers out of proportion with their

Accepted Answer

A)  power. 
B)  frequency. 
C)  brevity. 
D)  positive incentive value. 
E)  EEG. 
A)  power. 
B)  frequency. 
C)  brevity. 
D)  positive incentive value. 
E)  EEG.

Question 13

__________ theories of sleep presume that being awake somehow disrupts the homeostasis of the body, and sleep is required to restore it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ theories of sleep presume that being...

Question 14

In one study, 8 volunteers reduced their sleep by 30 minutes per night until they did not want to reduce it further.A major finding was that

Accepted Answer

A)  4 managed to reduce their sleep to 5 hours per night. 
B)  2 managed to reduce their sleep to 4.5 hours per night. 
C)  the volunteers began to experience significant daytime sleepiness once they had reduced their sleep to 6 hours or less per night. 
D)  the volunteers were still sleeping between 7 and 18 hours less per week when they were tested 1 year later. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  4 managed to reduce their sleep to 5 hours per night. 
B)  2 managed to reduce their sleep to 4.5 hours per night. 
C)  the volunteers began to experience significant daytime sleepiness once they had reduced their sleep to 6 hours or less per night. 
D)  the volunteers were still sleeping between 7 and 18 hours less per week when they were tested 1 year later. 
E)  all of the above

Question 15

Circadian cycles without zeitgebers are said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  free-running periods. 
B)  free-running rhythms. 
C)  desynchronized. 
D)  diurnal. 
E)  entrained. 
A)  free-running periods. 
B)  free-running rhythms. 
C)  desynchronized. 
D)  diurnal. 
E)  entrained.

Question 16

Volunteers regain little of their lost sleep after a period of sleep deprivation, but they regain most of their lost

Accepted Answer

A)  stage 4 sleep. 
B)  dream time. 
C)  REM sleep. 
D)  initial stage 1 sleep. 
E)  both B and C 
A)  stage 4 sleep. 
B)  dream time. 
C)  REM sleep. 
D)  initial stage 1 sleep. 
E)  both B and C

Question 17

The case of Miss M.is interesting because

Accepted Answer

A)  although she slept little, she appeared to be healthy, productive, and well adjusted. 
B)  her lack of sleep had rendered her neurotic. 
C)  she had, with considerable effort, trained herself not to sleep. 
D)  her lack of sleep caused her have vivid hallucinations during the day. 
E)  brain damage had left her unable to sleep. 
A)  although she slept little, she appeared to be healthy, productive, and well adjusted. 
B)  her lack of sleep had rendered her neurotic. 
C)  she had, with considerable effort, trained herself not to sleep. 
D)  her lack of sleep caused her have vivid hallucinations during the day. 
E)  brain damage had left her unable to sleep.

Question 18

People who claim to be nondreamers

Accepted Answer

A)  have much less REM sleep than other people. 
B)  rarely have penile erections during sleep. 
C)  sometimes recall dreams if awakened during REM sleep. 
D)  typically have more REM sleep than other people. 
E)  are often found to be suffering from brain damage. 
A)  have much less REM sleep than other people. 
B)  rarely have penile erections during sleep. 
C)  sometimes recall dreams if awakened during REM sleep. 
D)  typically have more REM sleep than other people. 
E)  are often found to be suffering from brain damage.

Question 19

Most mammals and birds

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep. 
B)  have sleep that is similar to human sleep. 
C)  have sleep that is characterized by high-amplitude, low-frequency EEG activity that is punctuated by periods of low-amplitude, high frequency EEG activity. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  sleep. 
B)  have sleep that is similar to human sleep. 
C)  have sleep that is characterized by high-amplitude, low-frequency EEG activity that is punctuated by periods of low-amplitude, high frequency EEG activity. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Under free-running conditions, the correlation between the duration of a period of wakefulness and the duration of the following period of sleep was found to be

Accepted Answer

A)  negative. 
B)  zero. 
C)  slightly positive. 
D)  positive. 
E)  cyclic. 
A)  negative. 
B)  zero. 
C)  slightly positive. 
D)  positive. 
E)  cyclic.

Which does not belong with the others?

Volunteers in sleep experiments are normally habituated to the sleep laboratory for a few nights before the commencement of any formal testing

Sleep-deprived people sometimes experience __________, brief periods during which their eyelids droop, and they become less responsive to external stimuli, even though they remain sitting or standing.

Polyphasic sleep-reduction studies demonstrate that some people can function reasonably well on as little as __________ hours of polyphasic sleep per day.

Which of the following animals spend about 14 hours per day sleeping?

Theories postulating that sleep permits the body to recover from internal deficits produced by wakefulness are often referred to as

Each cycle of sleep during the night tends to be about

Microsleeps are usually about __________ long.

A large, well conducted comparison between long sleepers and short sleepers, Fichten and colleagues found that the short sleepers

Describe the physiological and behavioral changes that occur during a typical night's sleep.Be sure to describe their typical time course.

-The main advantage of the carousel apparatus is that

Research has shown that naps have recuperative powers out of proportion with their

__________ theories of sleep presume that being awake somehow disrupts the homeostasis of the body, and sleep is required to restore it.

In one study, 8 volunteers reduced their sleep by 30 minutes per night until they did not want to reduce it further.A major finding was that

Circadian cycles without zeitgebers are said to be

Volunteers regain little of their lost sleep after a period of sleep deprivation, but they regain most of their lost

The case of Miss M.is interesting because

People who claim to be nondreamers

Most mammals and birds

Under free-running conditions, the correlation between the duration of a period of wakefulness and the duration of the following period of sleep was found to be

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Exam 14: Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Which does not belong with the others?

Volunteers in sleep experiments are normally habituated to the sleep laboratory for a few nights before the commencement of any formal testing

Sleep-deprived people sometimes experience __________, brief periods during which their eyelids droop, and they become less responsive to external stimuli, even though they remain sitting or standing.

Polyphasic sleep-reduction studies demonstrate that some people can function reasonably well on as little as __________ hours of polyphasic sleep per day.

Which of the following animals spend about 14 hours per day sleeping?

Theories postulating that sleep permits the body to recover from internal deficits produced by wakefulness are often referred to as

Each cycle of sleep during the night tends to be about

Microsleeps are usually about __________ long.

A large, well conducted comparison between long sleepers and short sleepers, Fichten and colleagues found that the short sleepers

Describe the physiological and behavioral changes that occur during a typical night's sleep.Be sure to describe their typical time course.

-The main advantage of the carousel apparatus is that

Research has shown that naps have recuperative powers out of proportion with their

__________ theories of sleep presume that being awake somehow disrupts the homeostasis of the body, and sleep is required to restore it.

In one study, 8 volunteers reduced their sleep by 30 minutes per night until they did not want to reduce it further.A major finding was that

Circadian cycles without zeitgebers are said to be

Volunteers regain little of their lost sleep after a period of sleep deprivation, but they regain most of their lost

The case of Miss M.is interesting because

People who claim to be nondreamers

Most mammals and birds

Under free-running conditions, the correlation between the duration of a period of wakefulness and the duration of the following period of sleep was found to be

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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