AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Psychologists suggest that people try to combat insomnia by
A
Taking sleeping pills.
B
Drinking coffee or another kind of stimulant.
C
Trying harder to fall asleep.
D
Using daydreams to relax.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep experts suggest that deep breathing, meditation, or other relaxation techniques can help to calm your metabolism and make it easier to sleep.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the sleep cycles continue, the proportion of REM sleep in each cycle decreases. Some psychologists suggest that sleep has evolved in order to allow humans to dream. Sleep is an universal biological need.

Detailed explanation-3: -The brain is inactive during daydreaming. People who engage in daydreaming have enhanced awareness of their immediate surroundings. People are awake when they construct daydreams. Daydreams occur when people take a nap during daytime.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statements is true of the cognitive theory of dreaming? The theory rests on the idea that dreams are essentially conscious cognitive processing.

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