AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A periodic, natural loss of consciousness that involves distinct stages is known as
A
the circadian rhythm.
B
narcolepsy.
C
dissociation.
D
sleep.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep Periodic, natural loss of consciousness-as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sleep:a periodic, natural loss of consciousness. Throughout the night, the body experiences many sleep cycles, each one lasting around 90 minutes. Each cycle has 5 stages (1, 2, 3, 4, REM) Page 2 Beta waves:waves of someone who is wide awake.

Detailed explanation-3: -Technically speaking, sleep is a periodic, natural, reversible and near total loss of consciousness, meaning it’s different than hibernation, being in a coma, or in say, an anesthetic oblivion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Parasomnias. A disorder that may include nightmares, chest pain, night terrors, sleepwalking and sleep talking; most common in childhood and sometimes worsens during adolescence and adulthood.

Detailed explanation-5: -Consciousness is. our awareness of ourselves and our environment. The simultaneous processing of information at both conscious and unconscious levels is called. dual processing.

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