In Experiments,participants Averaged 12 or More Hours of Sleep a Day

question 3

Multiple Choice

In experiments,participants averaged 12 or more hours of sleep a day for the first few days of unrestricted sleep.They then settled back to 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep a day.The unusually lengthy sleep time of the first few days suggests that participants began these experiments with

• A) sleep apnea.
• B) narcolepsy.
• C) low melatonin levels.
• D) a sleep debt.

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