Which of the Following Statements Is/are TRUE Regarding Sleep Across

question 156

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE regarding sleep across the lifespan?

• A) newborn infants rarely experience REM sleep
• B) REM sleep decreases dramatically during infancy and early childhood
• C) the elderly require more sleep than young children
• D) Both the elderly require more sleep than young children AND newborn infants rarely experience REM sleep
• E) on average, 15- to 24-year-olds average about six hours of sleep per night

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Definitions:

Test-Statistic

A quantity derived from sample data used in a hypothesis test to make a decision about the population parameter.

Right Tailed

Pertaining to a type of hypothesis test where the area of interest is in the right tail of the distribution, typically testing for values greater than a certain number.

Test-Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during hypothesis testing used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

P-Value

the probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the study, assuming that the null hypothesis is correct.