Jax Was Deprived of REM Sleep During an Experiment in the Sleep

question 81

Multiple Choice

Jax was deprived of REM sleep during an experiment in the sleep lab last night. We could reasonably expect that tonight he will _____

• A)have trouble falling asleep.
• B)have more Stage 4 sleep.
• C)spend more time dreaming.
• D)have more delta wave sleep.

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Definitions:

Independent Random Samples

This term describes a statistical method in which each member of a set has an equal probability of being chosen, and the selection of one member is made without influencing the selection of any other member.

Significance Level

The threshold at which researchers decide whether an effect or result observed in data is statistically significant, commonly set at 0.05 or 5%.

Summary Statistics

Refers to a set of descriptive indices that summarize the central tendency, dispersion, and shape of a dataset distribution, including measures such as mean, median, variance, and standard deviation.

T-Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups to see if they are significantly different from each other.