Patrick Decided to Go to Class Today Instead of Going

question 59

Multiple Choice

Patrick decided to go to class today instead of going to the movies.He made this decision because:

• A)Patrick's additional benefit of going to class exceeds the additional cost of going to class.
• B)Patrick's additional benefit of going to the movies exceeds the additional cost of going to class.
• C)Patrick's additional benefit of going to class exceeds the additional cost of going to the movies.
• D)Patrick's additional benefit of going to the movies exceeds the additional cost of going to the movies.
• E)Patrick's additional benefit of going to class equals the additional cost of going to the movies.

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Definitions:

Delayed Circadian Phase

A shift in the sleep–wake pattern in which adolescents tend to stay up later at night than they did as children and then sleep later in the morning.

Circadian Rhythm

The natural internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and repeats roughly every 24 hours.

NREM Sleep

Non-rapid eye movement sleep, which is a restorative sleep phase that includes deeper, more restful stages of sleep compared to REM sleep.

Kisspeptin

A small protein that is produced by specialized cells in the hypothalamus and plays a key role in the activation of the HPG axis.