Which of the Following Statements Does NOT Represent a Current

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements does NOT represent a current hypothesis on the evolutionary bases of sleep?

• A) Sleep helps restore energy and other body resources depleted by waking activities.
• B) The immobilisation associated with sleep reduces exposure to predators and other dangers.
• C) Sleep allows us to live out our unconscious wishes and desires.
• D) Sleep evolved to help maintain a constant, high body temperature by metabolic means.

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Range

The gap between the maximum and minimum numbers within a dataset.

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Interquartile Range

A measure of variability, calculated as the difference between the upper and lower quartiles, indicating the spread of the middle 50% of the dataset.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset, providing a measure of the overall spread.