Regarding Sleep Apnea, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 581

Multiple Choice

Regarding sleep apnea, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Sleep apnea victims are extremely sleepy during the day due to the hundreds of apnea episodes that occur during the night.
• B) Sleep apnea may occur because the brain stop sending signals to the diaphragm to maintain breathing.
• C) Sleep apnea may be caused by the blockage of the upper air passages.
• D) Sleep apnea is often treated using stimulus control and sleep restriction techniques.

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Definitions:

Type I Error

A Type I Error occurs when the null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected when it is actually true.

Set Of Comparisons

A general term that could describe various statistical or evaluative processes aimed at comparing different sets of data or outcomes.

Familywise Error

The probability of making one or more Type I errors across multiple hypothesis tests.

Tukey Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of three or more groups to find out which ones significantly differ from each other.