States of Consciousness
T or F: Sleepwalkers are acting out their dreams.
False
The sleep stage that is a transition from wakefulness to sleep and lasting 1-7 minutes is:
A) REM Sleep
B) Stage 1
C) Stage 2
B. Stage 1
What's the circadian rhythm?
the biological clock
How long does stage 2 last?
A) 20 minutes
B) 22 minutes
C) 30 minutes
A. 20 minutes
A sign that your perpetual window is not shut all the way.
A) Moving around in your bed when sleeping.
B) Sleep terrors
C) Rapid brain waves
A. Moving around in your bed when sleeping.
What is your breathing like in stage 1?
A) Inconsistent
B) Rapid
C) Slow
C. Slow
What happens at the peak in our circadian arousal?
A) Memory is most accurate.
B) Thinking is sharpest.
C) All of the above.
C. All of the above.
What is REM sleep?
rapid eye movement sleep
T or F: When people dream of performing some activity, their limbs often move in concert with the dream.
False
What is the most important stage? Why?
Stage 5 because the brain is the most active.
What causes melatonin production?
A) The hypothalamus
B) The lungs
C) The pineal gland
C. The pineal gland.
Our awareness of ourselves and our environment
A) Perpetual window
B) consciousness
C) Circadian Rhythm
consciousness
Around every how many minutes do we pass through a cycle of five distinct sleep stages?
A) 38 minutes
B) 1-3 minutes
C) 90 minutes
C) 90 minutes
What's the SCN's job in the brain?
A) Controls the pineal gland
B) A REM Rebound episode
C) Measures brain activity closely.
A. Controls the pineal gland
T or F: Most information is processed outside our conscious awareness.
True
What can occur in stage 2?
A) Sleep Walking
B) Hypnosis
C) REM sleep
A) Sleep walking
What proteins control the circadian clock?
A) Light Sensitive Renal Proteins.
B) Globular Proteins
C) Transmembrane Response Proteins
A. Light Sensitive Renal Proteins.