Practice Test Sleep and Dreams

Answering this question correctly is an example of a(n) __________ since it requires concentration and your full attention.

• controlled process

• conscious process

• introspective process

• automatic process

According to Freud, where do we place threatening wishes or desires?

• unconscious

• altered state of consciousness

• consciousness

• unconsciousness

Each day ________________ resets our circadian clock.

• alarm clocks

• morning sunlight

• the feeling of hunger

• evening sunlight

A commuter takes the daily train from Connecticut to Manhattan is in the habit of sitting with his eyes closed, but the motion and noise of the train keeps him awake. He feels relaxed and drowsy. The commuter's brain is probably emitting which type of waves?

• beta

• alpha

• delta

• theta

In a typical night, we spend about _____ of our sleep time in REM.

• 20%

• 50%

• 80%

• 95%

During REM, the brain:

• emits a mixture of delta and theta waves

• completely shuts off

• shows great activity in the frontal lobe

• looks like it is awake

Based on the research cited in Module 7, REM may help us to:

• encode information into our memory

• restore and repair our physical bodies

• reset our circadian clock

• increase the accuracy of our perception of images

We enter REM sleep from:

• wakefulness

• drowsiness

• stage 2 sleep

• stage 4 sleep

Lou is a morning person. Adam is an evening person. Why is Lou going to bed earlier than Adam?

• Lou's body temperature peaks later in the evening.

• Lou's body temperature peaks earlier in the evening.

• Adam's body temperature rose more quickly.

• Lou's body temperature is more variable than Adam's.

The local school board wants to change the local high school's schedule to be more consistent with the sleep patterns of adolescents. What is their proposal?

• require practice for sports and music to be held in the early morning.

• start high school classes an hour earlier.

• increase the time allowed between classes without being tardy.

• start high school classes 1 hour later.