AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Around the same times in the morning and evening each day Gree craves food even if he is not shown it. This clearly is an example of a:
A
ultradian rhythm
B
infradian rhythm
C
circadian rhythm
D
craving rhythm
E
consciousness rhythm
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are many examples of circadian rhythms, such as the sleep-wake cycle, the body-temperature cycle, and the cycles in which a number of hormones are secreted. Infradian rhythms have a period of more than 24 hours. The menstrual cycle in women and the hibernation cycle in bears are two good examples.

Detailed explanation-2: -The circadian rhythm diet, also known as the body clock diet, is basically a form of time-restricted eating plan where you eat in sync with this internal clock. “This means that you eat during the daylight hours, within a window of 12 hours or less and fast for the remaining 12 or more hours each day, ” Tong explains.

Detailed explanation-3: -circadian rhythm, the cyclical 24-hour period of human biological activity. Within the circadian (24-hour) cycle, a person usually sleeps approximately 8 hours and is awake 16. During the wakeful hours, mental and physical functions are most active and tissue cell growth increases.

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