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WorksheetsAP Psych U5
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is NOT associated with REM sleep?
heightened muscle tension
irregular breathing
high frequency brain waves
irregular pulse rate
dreaming
Evidence suggests that we consolidate our memories of recent life events through:
dissociation.
slow-wave sleep.
alpha wave sleep.
hypnagogic sensations.
REM sleep.
As a typical night of sleep progresses, ______________ sleep gets shorter while ______________ sleep gets longer.
stage 4; stage 2
stage 2; stage 3
REM; stage 4
stage 4; REM
REM; stage 2
In REM sleep, the EEG resembles that of a person who is awake and mentally active, but
the person's muscle tone decreases to the point of virtual paralysis.
it is very difficult to rouse the person.
the person's blood pressure is low and the heartbeat is calm.
the person will not experience any twitches or muscle spasms.
it is very difficult to rouse the person.
Sleeping pills tend to ______ the amount of sleep one receives and _______ the quality of that sleep.
decrease; increase
increase; have no effect
increase; decrease
decrease; decrease
increase; increase
Jonathan has a terrible dream in which he's being strangled by the tentacles of an octopus. When he wakes up, Jonathan remembers the frightening dream very well and immediately writes about it in his sleep journal. Jonathan appears to be experiencing
a night terror.
narcolepsy.
REM behavior disorder.
a nightmare.
sleep apnea.
According to Freud, the latent content of a dream refers to:
its underlying but censored meaning.
the sensory stimuli in the sleeping environment that are incorporated into the dream.
the actual content of the dream without any interpretation.
its accompanying brain-wave pattern.
the previous day's events that prompted the dream.
Compared to when they were only 20 years old, 60-year-olds:
spend less time in Stage 1 sleep.
spend more time in deep sleep.
spend less time in deep sleep.
complete the sleep cycle more slowly.
spend more time in paradoxical sleep.
Which sleep disorder is more likely to be experienced by children than by adults?
night terrors
narcolepsy
sleep apnea
sleep talking
insomnia
Stage 2 sleep is to ________ as Stage 4 sleep is to ________.
alpha waves; rapid eye movements
delta waves; alpha waves
alpha waves; sleep spindles
sleep spindles; delta waves
delta waves; sleep spindles
Stage 1 sleep is represented by EEG brain-wave patterns referred to as
zeta waves.
REM waves.
alpha waves.
gamma waves.
synchronistic waves.
During which stage of sleep does the person report they were "just drifting"?
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV
REM Sleep
Fred, Barney, George, and Bart are ten years old, and each suffers from a different sleep disorder. Fred occasionally shifts suddenly during the day from a normal waking state into several minutes of sleep, during which time he has very little muscle tone and is effectively immobile. Barney walks in his sleep (but does nothing else), while George sometimes moves to act out his dreams. Bart has nightmares (not night terrors). Who is least likely to be in the REM stage of sleep when he exhibits his symptoms?
Fred and George
Fred
Bart
George
Barney
Shane, a straight-A student, remembers dreaming that he failed an important chemistry test. According to Freud, Shane's account represents the ________ content of his dream.
manifest.
dissociated.
latent.
delusional.
dissociated.
REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep because:
we are deeply asleep but can be awakened easily.
we are sound asleep but conscious of everything going on in our immediate environment.
our nervous system is highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move.
our heart rate is slow and steady, while our breathing is highly irregular.
it leads to highly imaginative dreams that are perceived as colorless images.
Three hours after going to sleep, Shoshanna's heart rate increases, her breathing becomes more rapid, and her eyes move rapidly under her closed lids. Research suggests that Shoshanna is:
exhibiting a sleep spindle.
dreaming.
entering the third stage of sleep.
experiencing a night terror.
ready to sleepwalk.
Deep sleep is associated with which stage of sleep?
Stage IV
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
REM Sleep
The pituitary gland releases a growth hormone during:
Stage 2 sleep.
light sleep.
paradoxical sleep.
Stage 1 sleep.
slow-wave sleep.
Jordanna has decided to go to bed early. Although her eyes are closed and she's very relaxed, she has not yet fallen asleep. An EEG is most likely to indicate the presence of:
paradoxical sleep.
delta waves.
rapid eye movements.
alpha waves.
sleep spindles.
Consciousness is:
our awareness of ourselves and our environment.
effortless encoding of incidental information into memory.
the sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem.
the ability to solve problems, reason, and remember.
the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.
Sensations of falling or floating weightlessly (hypnagogic sensations) are most closely associated with ________ sleep.
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 1
REM Sleep
Which of the following is true of sleep?
One goes through stages 1, 2, 3, and 4, in order, then alternates randomly between stages 1, 2, and 3.
Most of the night is spent in the deepest level of sleep (stage 4).
One passes through all stages of sleep, including REM, several times in a normal night.
REM sleep becomes less frequent as the night progresses.
One spends an hour or two at each stage in turn, spending the last few hours at stage 4 and then at REM.
Judy is an avid cyclist. She often likes to ride her bicycle to unwind after work. One evening, while reflecting on her day, she realizes that she has broken her normal leg rhythm. This perception of her leg movements is now being processed by Judy at the ________ level.
conscious
preconscious
unconscious
subconscious
non-conscious
Anne has noticed that for the past three weeks she is unable to sleep for more than five hours at a time, even though she used to regularly get 8 hours of sleep per night. She wakes early in the morning and just can't fall back to sleep once this happens. It appears that Anne has developed
sleep apnea.
pseudoinsomnia.
night terrors.
somnambulism.
insomnia.
The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every:
90 minutes.
15 minutes.
4 hours.
2 1/2 hours.
30 minutes.
