REM Rebound Involves the

question 67

Multiple Choice

REM rebound involves the

• A) tendency for REM sleep periods to become increasingly longer and more frequent as a normal night of sleep progresses.
• B) increase in REM sleep that characteristically follows intense learning episodes or stressful daytime experiences.
• C) unusual symptoms of tiredness and irritability that follow periods of REM sleep deprivation.
• D) tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation.

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