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Do You Believe in the Paranormal? If So, You Might

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Do you believe in the paranormal? If so, you might not be surprised to hear of alien abductions, brushes with ghosts, or even imps and ghouls invading one's bedroom at night. It's certainly entertaining to believe in such otherworldly events. But the phenomenon of sleep paralysis might just provide a more viable explanation to these occurrences than traditional paranormal explanations. REM sleep is a deep cycle of sleep in which we have our most vivid dreams. At this stage, we are paralyzed. This might simply be a sort of safety device to stop us from acting out our dreams so that we don't, for example, attempt to fly. But during sleep paralysis, features of REM sleep continue even after we wake up. At this stage, we are paralyzed. As much as 8% of the population experiences this phenomenon, perhaps explaining many events that might otherwise be attributed to paranormal activity.
Which of the following best describes an argument made in the passage?

Acknowledge how school personnel can contribute to a positive school climate.

Understand the necessity of preparing for crises through in-service training, posting emergency procedures, and practicing drills.

Know when and why to implement shelter-in-place and lockdown protocols.

Comprehend the importance of emergency guidelines during crises.

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Sperm

Male gamete having a haploid number of chromosomes and the ability to fertilize an egg, the female gamete.

Egg

Also called an ovum; haploid cell that is usually fertilized by a sperm to form a diploid zygote.

Fertilize

The process of a sperm cell joining with an egg cell to initiate the development of a new organism.

Cellular Differentiation

Process and developmental stages by which a cell becomes specialized for a particular function.