AP PSYCHOLOGY

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

PSYCHOLOGY OF SLEEP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Babies spend most of their time dreaming.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This is because of their sleep time spent in rapid eye movement (REM). The REM stage is when the body is completely relaxed and the brain is active.

Detailed explanation-2: -For toddlers, dreams can feel incredibly real. It’s hard for them to distinguish between what’s imagined and things that actually happened. Even if Baby can understand that the content of a dream was imaginary, the emotions she feels during a dream are all very real.

Detailed explanation-3: -It turns out that infants and babies don’t start having vivid dreams until around the age of two. Only when their brains develop well past this stage, will babies start having dreams and nightmares. And even later to retain them in their memory.

Detailed explanation-4: -Newborns spend most of their time sleeping between feeds. Each sleep period is around 2 to 3 hours. However, your baby may start to stir after 40 minutes and may need your help to settle back into sleep again. In a 24-hour period, they may be asleep for 16 hours.

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