AP PSYCHOLOGY

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

UNDERSTANDING CONSCIOUSNESS AND HYPNOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Brief sidesteps into sleep lasting only a few seconds.
A
microsleep
B
tiny sleep
C
sleep spindle
D
consciousness
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Microsleeps-brief sidesteps into sleep lasting only a few seconds. Sleep deprivation-any significant loss of sleep, resulting in problems in concentration and irritability.

Detailed explanation-2: -Microsleep refers to periods of sleep that last from a few to several seconds. People who experience these episodes may doze off without realizing it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sleep Apnea: Disorder in which a person stops breathing for nearly half a minute or more.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sleep occurs in five stages: wake, N1, N2, N3, and REM.

Detailed explanation-5: -NREM sleep is actually 4 different stages of sleep (Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3 and Stage 4) with different EEG patterns.

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