Wakefulness And Sleep

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Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses
Synapses
Anatomy and Research Methods
Genetics, Evolution, Development, and Plasticity
Vision
Other Sensory Systems
Movement
Wakefulness and Sleep
Internal Regulation
Reproductive Behaviors
Emotional Behaviors
Learning, Memory, and Intelligence
Cognitive Functions
Psychological Disorders

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Question 1

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Alternation between wakefulness and sleep depends completely on stimuli in the environment.

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Question 2

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Young children are more likely to be "morning people" than older adults.

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Question 3

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Bright light late in the afternoon shortens the circadian rhythm.

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Question 4

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The mean preferred time of going to sleep gets later and later until about age 20 and then starts a gradual reversal.

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Question 5

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Professor Everest tells his class that the most potent zeitgeber for humans is temperature.

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Question 6

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Olinda is blind; therefore, she does not have circadian rhythms.

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Question 7

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Biological clocks are very resistant to environmental influences.

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Question 8

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The biological clock depends on part of the hypothalamus, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

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Question 9

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Professor Rhine tells her class that the pineal gland releases melatonin.

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Question 10

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Bettie tells her classmate that dreaming only occurs during REM sleep.

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Question 11

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After removing all sensory input to the brain, an animal would continue to have periods of sleep and wakefulness.

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Question 12

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Orexin is not necessary for waking up, but it is for staying awake.

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Question 13

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Jaleesa has been diagnosed with insomnia because she has sleep attacks while she is awake.

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Question 14

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Temporary sleep deprivation causes the body to respond in a similar manner as it does to being ill.

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Question 15

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The activation-synthesis theory of dreams argues that dreams are the result of random brain activity.

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Question 16

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What does "endogenous" mean?

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Occurring at regular intervals

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Sensitive to light/dark patterns

Generated from within

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Question 17

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Professor Lamon tells his class that humans experience several different circadian rhythms which all last _____ .

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about 12 hours

about 24 hours

about one year

different times depending on a person's gender

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Question 18

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Which of the following is most clearly under the control of a circadian rhythm in most animals?

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Sleep

Storage of body fat

Migration

Mating

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Question 19

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Suppose you fell into a cave and lost your watch. Without any time cues, your circadian rhythm would ____ .

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increase dramatically over time

cease to exist

decrease over time

remain relatively stable

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Question 20

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Rob's body temperature fluctuates throughout the day and is usually the lowest _____ .

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about an hour before he goes to sleep

in the morning

in the middle of the night

in the afternoon

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