Regarding Sleep Patterns, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 150

Multiple Choice

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

• A)Short sleepers average five hours or less of sleep per night.
• B)Long sleepers sleep nine hours or more a night.
• C)Infants spend up to 20 hours a day sleeping, usually in two- to four-hour cycles.
• D)Those over the age of 50 average about nine hours of sleep a night.

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