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Psychology- Sleep & Dreams

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ___________theory of dreaming says that our brains are meant to be active, even while our bodies are resting.

a)

purposeful shutdown

b)

continual activation

c)

fight or flight

d)

screensaver mode

2.

People can heal from traumatic incidents because their brains produce less ________ when they dream about the incident.

a)

cortisol

b)

memories

c)

connections

d)

dopamine

3.

Participants in a study were how many times better at completing a maze if they dreamed about the maze after attempting to complete it?

a)

5x

b)

10x

c)

20x

d)

25x

4.

REM stands for______________, a stage of sleep in which the eyes move rapidly back and forth.

a)

rapid eye movement

b)

random episodic memory

c)

red eye moments

d)

really eerie movement

5.

TRUE of FALSE: The stage of sleep in which we are most likely to dream is the REM stage.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Before REM, there are HOW MANY stages of NON-REM sleep?

a)

1 NREM stage

b)

2 NREM stages

c)

3 NREM stages

7.

In NREM-1, ________________ are the sensation that we are falling, which causes us to wake up.

a)

episodic sensations

b)

restless sensations

c)

hypnagogic sensations

d)

false fear sensations

8.

In REM sleep, the motor cortex is active, but the __________ blocks our movement.

a)

brain stem

b)

adrenal glands

c)

hypothalamus

d)

pillow

9.

________________ is a sleep disorder that causes difficulty sleeping.

a)

Narcolepsy

b)

Night terrors

c)

Sleep apnea

d)

Insomnia

10.

____________ is a sleep disorder in which people suddenly fall asleep during their daily activities.

a)

Narcolepsy

b)

Insomnia

c)

Sleep apnea

d)

Sleep hypnosis