AP PSYCHOLOGY

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BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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Participants averaged 12 or more hours of sleep a day for the first few days of unrestricted sleep experiments. They then settled back to 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep a day. The unusually lengthy sleep time of the first few days suggests that participants began these experiments with a
A
hypnotic induction.
B
sleep disorder.
C
substance-related disorder.
D
sleep debt.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tolerance means you need to take larger amounts of stimulants to get the same effect. Dependence on stimulants can be psychological, physical, or both.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hallucinations are perceptual experiences that occur in the absence of external sensory stimuli. Although hallucinations are most frequently visual or auditory in nature, they may be experienced in any sensory modality, including olfactory, gustatory, tactile, and visceral.

Detailed explanation-3: -11) How do brain waves change as a sleeper progresses from stage 1 sleep to REM sleep? A) Their amplitude decreases from stage 1 to stage 2, increases during stage 3, and then decreases again during REM sleep.

Detailed explanation-4: -3. The third step involves the hypnotherapist helping the client become suggestible, or receptive to the new strategy. Hypnosis is something that is little understood by the general public.

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