BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It is a much deeper, more restful kind of sleep than non-REM sleep.
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It is the primary stage for storing memories of learned information.
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It involves a lot of movement and thrashing as people have vivid dreams.
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It is when 90 percent of dreams occur.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is choice c, which affirms REM sleep alternates throughout the night with the other phases of sleep and increases in duration.
Detailed explanation-2: -REM sleep is where 90 percent of our dreaming occurs; therefore, beta waves are characteristic of a person who is dreaming.
Detailed explanation-3: -A majority of your dreams take place during REM sleep. However, REM is not the only stage in which dreams occur-that’s actually a common myth about sleep. That said, the dreams you experience in REM sleep are usually more vivid than non-REM sleep dreams.
Detailed explanation-4: -During a typical night, your sleep alternates through cycles of REM and NREM sleep about every 90 minutes. The REM stage accounts for approximately 25 percent of sleep time, while the NREM stage takes up the other 75 percent.