AP PSYCHOLOGY

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

DREAMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Before REM, there are HOW MANY stages of NON-REM sleep?
A
1 NREM stage
B
2 NREM stages
C
4 NREM stages
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep occurs in five stages: wake, N1, N2, N3, and REM. Stages N1 to N3 are considered non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, with each stage a progressively deeper sleep.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the deepest level of sleep, stage IV sleep, the predominant EEG activity consists of low frequency (1–4 Hz), high-amplitude fluctuations called delta waves, the characteristic slow waves for which this phase of sleep is named.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four sleep stages, including one for rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and three that form non-REM (NREM) sleep. These stages are determined based on an analysis of brain activity during sleep, which shows distinct patterns that characterize each stage.

Detailed explanation-4: -Non-REM sleep happens first and includes three stages. The last two stage of non-REM sleep is when you sleep deeply. It’s hard to wake up from this stage of sleep. REM sleep happens about an hour to an hour and a half after falling asleep.

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