Researchers Deprived One Group of Sleep for 35 Hours and Then

question 119

Multiple Choice

Researchers deprived one group of sleep for 35 hours and then gave them a verbal learning task. They compared brain activity between the sleep and no-sleep groups during the learning task. Which of the following was true of the no-sleep group compared to those that slept normally?

• A)The no-sleep group had lower overall activity in their brain.
• B)The no-sleep group had higher overall activity in their brain.
• C)In the no-sleep group, the language perception areas of the temporal lobes were more active.
• D)In the no-sleep group, the language perception areas of the temporal lobes were inactive.

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