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Chapter 4 study guide TEST 6/16/11

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Melatonin is manufactured by the:   show
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Where is the suprachiasmatic nucleus located?   show
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show b) the suprachiasmatic nucleus causes the pinaela gland to decrease the production of melatonin  
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Exposure to sunlight and other bright lights:   show
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The rhythmic electrical patterns of the brain are calle:   show
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REM is an acronym that tands for:   show
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As you are reading this question, you are awake and alert. This means that your brain is generating ____ brain waves   show
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show a) alpha  
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show d) stage 2 NREM  
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The presnse of sleep sindles and K complexes are defining characteristics of:   show
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show b) stage 1 NREM  
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You've been lying awake next to your bed partner for about five minutes. As you hear the other person's breathing become rhthmical, you notice occasional slight twitches in your partners hand and leg. Most likely, your bed parnter is in:   show
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during stage 4 NREM,   show
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show d) are referred to as slow-wave sleep  
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show a) stage 4 NREM  
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show c) stage 4 NREM sleep  
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show d) stage 4 NREM  
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Dreaming usually takes place during ____ sleep and it typically accompanied by ____.   show
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On average, each complete cycle through the stages of NREM sleep and REM sleep lasts about:   show
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During a normal night's sleep, a person typically experiences about ____ of NREM and REM sleep.   show
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Sleep paralysis:   show
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The cycles of NREM sleep and REM sleep begin   show
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According th Focus on Neuroscience: The Sleep-Deprived Emotional Brain, which of the following is TRUE?   show
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show a) sleep thinking  
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Vague, bland, thought like ruminations about real-life events that usually occur during NREM slow-wave sleep are characteristic of:   show
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An unfolding sequence of perceptions, thoughts, and emotions during sleep (usually REM), that is experienced as a series of real-life events is a description of:   show
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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding dreams?   show
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During REM sleep, a dreamer tends to uncritically accept the seemingly illogical and ocassionaly bizarre details of his or her dreams. In terms of brian functioning, what seems to account for this?   show
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show a) early morning dreams, which can last 40 minutes or longer  
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Most dreams:   show
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