Researchers at State University Conducted Some Carefully Controlled Sleep Restriction

question 151

Multiple Choice

Researchers at State University conducted some carefully controlled sleep restriction studies. Their results are likely to demonstrate that:

• A)research participants will easily adapt to the four-hour-per-night sleep schedule by the end of the first week and will show no cognitive or physical impairments over the course of the experiments.
• B)there will be some beneficial effects in terms of memory consolidation, reaction time, and immune system functioning in the majority of participants.
• C)immune system functioning, concentration, vigilance, reaction time, memory skills, and ability to gauge risk will be diminished in most participants.
• D)there is no evidence to support the notion that REM and NREM sleep deprivation result in REM and NREM rebound effects.

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