Sleep Apnea Patients Who Repeatedly Awaken with a Gasp and Then

question 9

Multiple Choice

Sleep apnea patients who repeatedly awaken with a gasp and then immediately fall back to sleep typically

• A) fail to recall these episodes the next day.
• B) experience greater-than-average amounts of slow-wave sleep.
• C) have dreams that they are suffocating or drowning.
• D) require prescription drugs to recover from this condition.

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Signal Detection Theory

A framework used to describe how stimuli are detected under uncertain conditions, focusing on the decision-making processes involved.

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Signal-Detection Theory

A framework for understanding how decisions are made under conditions of uncertainty, emphasizing the role of sensory processes and decision criteria.

Sensory Processes

The operations involved in receiving and representing stimuli from the external environment through the sense organs.