AP Psych Unit 5 Review

Research on sleep and dreams indicates that:

• occasional use of sleeping pills effectively reduces insomnia
• the circadian rhythm has no influence on our patterns of sleep
• sleepwalking involves the acting out of parts of our dreams
• none of the above are true

Sleep spindles and k-complexes occur during which sleep stage?

• stage 1 NREM
• stage 2 NREM
• stage 3 NREM
• REM

A suggestion made during hypnosis session,to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized.

• hypnotist suggestion

• synopsis suggestion

• posthypnotic suggestion

• none of the above

When in REM sleep, a person's body is

• Moving
• Paralyzed
• Sleepwalking
• Acting out their dreams

What sleep disorder includes many periods or episodes during the night when the subject stops breathing? Some times hundreds of times per night.

• Sleep Apnea
• Insomnia
• Narcolepsy
• Night Terrors

What sleep disorder is characterized by the inability to sleep or stay asleep?

• Narcolepsy
• Apnea
• Insomnia
• Hypersomnia

__________  refers to an increased percentage of time spent in REM sleep when we are deprived of REM sleep on the previous night.

• REM deprivation
• REM sleep
• REM rebound
• REM extension

During sleep, your brain rests. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

What type of brain waves predominate in NREM-3 sleep?

• Delta Waves

• Alpha Waves

• Theta Waves

• Beta Waves

A person experiences blind panic, screaming, and thrashing around while sleeping. This episode is called:

• Nightmares
• A sleep terror
• Night terrors
• Dreaming