This Past Week,Nick Has Had to Wake Up Early for Work

question 23

Multiple Choice

This past week,Nick has had to wake up early for work and stay at work late,so he has been deprived of a good night's sleep.During the weekend,Nick can finally sleep in late.He will most likely

• A) enter REM sleep quickly and have more REM dreams.
• B) enter REM sleep slowly and have fewer REM dreams.
• C) spend more time in slow-wave sleep and have fewer non-REM dreams.
• D) spend less time in slow-wave sleep and have more non-REM dreams.

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