AP PSYCH Sleep Review
Authored by Linda Lynch
Social Studies
11th - 12th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively covers sleep and sleep disorders for Advanced Placement Psychology students at the 11th and 12th grade level. The questions assess students' understanding of sleep stages, brain wave patterns during different phases of sleep, REM versus NREM sleep characteristics, and various sleep disorders including narcolepsy, sleep apnea, insomnia, and night terrors. Students need to demonstrate mastery of the physiological processes underlying sleep cycles, including the progression from light sleep through deep sleep and the cyclical nature of REM sleep throughout the night. The content requires students to differentiate between brain wave types (alpha, beta, theta, delta), understand the neurobiological mechanisms of sleep measurement through EEG technology, and apply dream theories including Freud's psychoanalytic approach, activation-synthesis theory, and information processing models. Additionally, students must analyze clinical case studies to identify specific sleep disorders based on symptom patterns and apply their knowledge of sleep architecture to explain phenomena like REM rebound, hypnagogic hallucinations, and the relationship between sleep stages and various parasomnias. Created by Linda Lynch, a Social Studies teacher in US who teaches grade 11-12. This comprehensive assessment tool serves multiple instructional purposes throughout a unit on consciousness and sleep in AP Psychology. Teachers can effectively use this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding before the AP exam, assign it as homework to reinforce key concepts covered in lectures and readings, or implement it as a review activity before unit tests. The variety of question formats, from basic terminology to complex case study analysis, makes it suitable for differentiated instruction and allows students to practice the types of multiple-choice questions they will encounter on the AP Psychology exam. The quiz aligns with College Board standards for AP Psychology, specifically addressing learning objectives related to biological bases of behavior and consciousness, including the ability to explain sleep stages, identify sleep disorders, and evaluate different theoretical perspectives on dreaming and sleep function.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This stage of sleep is considered deep sleep and has almost exclusively delta waves.
1
2
3
REM
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
REM stands for
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As the sleep cycle evolves through the night, people tend to:
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During REM, your brainwave patterns are similar to:
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Slow wave sleep consists of stage ______ of sleep and is dominated by _____ waves.
1 ; beta
2, alpha
3 ; delta
1; delta
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Measures the electrical activity in the form of brain waves.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Brainwave pattern with high frequency and low amplitude; found when we are awake and alert.
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