The Fact That Most Birds and Mammals Sleep Even If

question 138

Multiple Choice

The fact that most birds and mammals sleep even if it puts them at risk suggests that

• A) sleep serves an important physiological function.
• B) sleep serves a cognitive function.
• C) people should sleep as much as they can.
• D) all of the above
• E) both B and C

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Definitions:

Motivating Force

A factor or influence that induces a person to act or behave in a certain way, often aimed at achieving a specific outcome or goal.

Human Nature

The inherent characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, that all humans tend to have naturally, irrespective of the influence of culture.

Sexual Impulses

Natural, spontaneous desires or urges related to sexual activity.

Pleasure Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoiding pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.