Regarding REM and NREM Sleep, Which of the Following Statements

question 163

Multiple Choice

Regarding REM and NREM sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)NREM sleep is dream-free only about 40 percent of the time.
• B)Your first period of Stage 1 sleep usually lacks REMs and dreams.
• C)NREM is deepest early in the night during the first few stage 4 periods.
• D)For adults, REM periods add up to about 20 percent of total sleep time.

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