Module 8: Sleep and Dreams Quiz Objectives 1-3

REM sleep

Genital arousal is most likely to be associated with

NREM-1

Hypnagogic sensations are most closely associated with _____________ sleep

alpha waves

Jordan has decided to go to bed early. Although her eyes are closed and she's very relaxed, she has not yet fallen asleep. An EEG is most likely to indicate the presence of

REM

Lance insists that he never dreams. Research suggests that he probably would report a vivid dream if he were awakened during __________ sleep

paradoxical

REM sleep is called _________ sleep because our nervous system if highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move

gherlin; leptin

Sleep deprivations increases levels of the hunger arousing hormone ___________ and decreases levels of the hunger-suppressing hormone _____________.

a full night's sleep

Susan is a political cartoonist whose work requires her to think imaginatively and present ideas in visually novel ways. Her work is most likely to be facilitated by

late afternoon/early evening

The best time for athletes to engage in heavy exercise workouts is

suprachiastmatic nucleus

The circadian rhythm is influenced by light-sensitive retinal proteins that trigger signals to the

90 minutes

The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every

REM sleep

The occasional experience of sleep paralysis is most likely as you awaken from

circadian rhythm

a pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle

free radicals

Bats need a lot of sleep because their high waking metabolism produces __________ that are toxic to neurons

NREM-3

Bed-wetting is most likely to occur at the end of ______________ sleep

less time is deep sleep

Compared with when they were only 20 years old, 60-year-olds