According to the Information Discussed in the in Focus Boxtitled

question 332

Multiple Choice

According to the information discussed in the In Focus boxtitled "What You Really Want to Know About Sleep," whichof the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Research has contradicted the notion that yawning is caused by too much carbon dioxide or too little oxygen in a person's blood.
• B)Deaf people who use sign language sometimes "sleep sign"during sleep.
• C)Contagious yawning may have evolved as an adaptive social cue, helping groups to signal and coordinate times of activity or rest.
• D)Sleep paralysis is a rare phenomenon and is usually associated with sleep disorders such as narcolepsy.

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Definitions:

Memory Performance

The efficiency and accuracy with which an individual can store, retain, and recall information.

Learning

The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences through study, experience, or teaching.

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness, reduced sensory activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles.

Psychoanalytic

Relating to a method of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind.