Sleep and Dreaming

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

REM sleep is characterized by

A
$Deep slow-wave delta activity and growth hormone release$
B
$Rapid eye movements, vivid dreams, and atonia of large muscles$
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C
$Complete absence of brain activity$
D
$Light, easily disturbed Stage 1 onset of sleep$

Explanation

REM: paradoxical sleep — wake-like EEG, eye saccades, suppressed skeletal muscle tone (preventing dream enactment), most vivid dreams.

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