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1. The idea that dreams represent wish fulfi llment comes from which theory of dream interpretation?
2. Before entering sleep, you briefl y pass through a relaxed and drowsy state. This is marked by which characteristic?
3. The center of the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming is based on the belief that:
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of REM sleep?
5. Which stage of sleep is characterized by delta waves (very high amplitude and very low frequency)?
6. Which part of the brain is important in keeping the forebrain alert and producing a state of wakefulness?
7. The majority of our dreams occur in which stage of sleep?
8. A sleep disorder characterized by diffi culty in falling asleep or remaining asleep is called:
9. Alteration in consciousness that occurs seemingly without eff ort, typically when we want to momentarily escape reality, is called:
10. The sleep stage that is a transition from wakefulness to sleep and lasting 1–7 minutes is:
11. refers to an increased percentage of time spent in REM sleep when we are deprived of REM sleep on the previous night.
12. Eighty percent of our sleep takes place in which cycle of sleep?
13. An infant sleeps approximately 17 hours a day. Of those hours, how many are spent in REM?
14. The hormone most closely related to one’s sleep patterns is:
15. When researchers removed all time cues, such as light, clock, radio, and television, from subjects’ environment, the length of the day expanded from 24 to about 25 hours. Th is phenomenon is known as:
16. Sleepwalking and sleep talking are characteristics of which stage of sleep?
17. "Which of the following is not considered to be an altered state of consciousness?"
18. A person experiences blind panic, screaming, and thrashing around while sleeping. Th is episode is called:
19. Approximately how many cycles of sleep does an adult enter during a full night’s sleep?
20. The dream theory that suggests our dreams refl ect the same thoughts, fears, and concerns present when we are awake is called:
21. The adaptive sleep theory suggests:
22. When in this stage of sleep, brain waves have a fast frequency and low amplitude and look very similar to beta waves, which occur when you are wide-awake and alert. Which state of sleep is this?
23. Approximately how long is each cycle of sleep during a full night’s sleep?
24. Driving a car along a familiar route while listening to the radio or thinking of something else is an example of:
25. Repeated periods during sleep when a person stops breathing for 10 seconds or longer is known as:

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