Consciousness, Sleep, and Dreams

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Awareness of yourself and your environment is called _____________________.

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conciousness

Front

True or False: Your body has a naturally occurring rhythm that affects sleep.

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True

Front

The migration of the monarch butterflies from the U.S. to Mexico that occurs every year is an example of what type of rhythm?

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Infradian Rhythm

Front

Sleep cycles are an example of...

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Ultradian Rhythm

Front

Biological rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occur approximately every 24 hrs are called __________________ rhythms.

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Circadian Rhythm

Front

True or false: Sleep deprivation can lead to increased appetite and obesity

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True

Front

True or false: Looking older than your really are can be a result of not sleeping enough

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True

Front

Sleep deprivation increases the hormone called _______________, which can hinder memory

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cortisol

Front

True or false: sleeping on it might actually help you solve a problem you’d been working on the night before.

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True

Front

What is the name of the hormone that regulates daily biological rhythms such as the sleep-wake cycle?

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melatonin