The Process of Selectively Looking, Listening, Smelling, Tasting, and Feeling

question 30

Multiple Choice

The process of selectively looking, listening, smelling, tasting, and feeling is called ________.

• A) retention
• B) attention
• C) recognition
• D) cognition

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Definitions:

Stage 3 and 4 Sleep

The deepest phases of non-REM sleep, crucial for physical restoration and health, involving further decrease in brain and body activity compared to earlier stages.

Sleep Patterns

The cyclical patterns of sleep, including stages of REM and non-REM sleep, that repeat through the night.

K Complexes

A type of brainwave that appears during Stage 2 of sleep, signifying periods of brain silence or reduced neural activity.

Sleep Spindles

These are brief bursts of brain activity characterized by their waxing and waning appearance on an EEG, typically occurring during stage 2 of sleep.