Physiological Psychology Module 8.3
Which hypothesis/theory suggests that the primary motor cortex is suppressed so arousal during sleep cannot lead to action? A clinico-anatomical hypothesis. The repair and restoration theory. Freud's theory of dreams. The evolutionary hypothesis.
A clinico-anatomical hypothesis.
Compared to REM, research suggests that NREM is ____. Important for all types of memory. Important for strengthening memories of lists of words Not important for strengthening memories of any kind. Important for strengthening memories of motor skills.
Important for strengthening memories of lists of words.
Young adults deprived of a night's sleep show deficits on ____ tasks. Motor. Verbal. Sensory. Memory.
Memory
Research suggests that REM is ____. Most important for strengthening memories of lists of words. Important for all types of memory. Not important for strengthening memories of any kind. Most important for strengthening memories of motor skills.
Most important for strengthening memories of motor skills.
A decrease in the amount of sleep most likely to affect the performance of migratory bird during ____. NREM sleep. The daytime. Seasons other than migration. Migration season.
Seasons other than migration.
Another aspect of sleep's contribution to memory relates to: Sleep spindles. Delta waves. Alpha waves. PKO spikes.
Sleep spindles
According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis, it should be possible to predict (with better than chance accuracy) the content of a person's dreams if we know what information about the person? Number and type of emotional experiences during the day. Time the person went to sleep and the current time. Concentration of serotonin and acetylcholine in the cerebral cortex. Stimuli currently acting on the body and areas of spontaneous brain activity.
Stimuli currently acting on the body and areas of spontaneous brain activity.
According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis, what do dreams reflect? Unconscious motivations and emotions. Experiences that have been part of the species' evolutionary history. An imbalance among hormone levels. The brain's attempt to make sense of spontaneous neural activity
The brain's attempt to make sense of spontaneous neural activity.
If we compare either different species or different ages, what trend emerges? The more activity during wakefulness, the higher the percentage of REM sleep. The more activity during wakefulness, the lower the percentage of REM sleep. The less total sleep, the higher the percentage of REM sleep. The more total sleep, the higher the percentage of REM sleep.
The more total sleep, the higher the percentage of REM sleep.
A recent hypothesis proposed that the role of REM is ____. To shake the eyeballs back and forth in order to get sufficient oxygen to the corneas of the eyes. To shake the eyeballs back and forth so the individual moves from REM to NREM. To bring to the surface the individual's unconscious wishes. No different than the role of NREM.
To shake the eyeballs back and forth in order to get sufficient oxygen to the corneas of the eyes.
