PSY 300 Exam 5/113 Questions and Answers
2025/2026
One of the best ways to study is to listen to tapes while you are sleeping, that way your brain
absorbs information into your subconscious.
True
False -
** False
Cognitive impairment doesn't begin in humans until the individual has been awake for more than 36
hours.
True or false -
** False
It is possible to train yourself to sleep for less time with no ill effects, as long as the training is
gradual.
True or false -
** True
About half of the population does not dream.
True
False -
** False
Individuals experiencing a microsleep may be unaware that they had a microsleep.
True
,False -
** True
Sleep deprivation affects the body more than it does the brain.
True or false -
** false
Studies have indicated that a period of sleep including REM and SWS can increase our visual
discrimination ability.
True
False -
** True
Dreaming is possible during non-REM sleep.
True
False -
** True
Narcolepsy includes
sleeping heavily at night.
restless leg syndrome (RLS).
,falling asleep at inappropriate times.
lack of REM sleep. -
** falling asleep at inappropriate times.
Which sleep disorder is characterized by difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep?
Insomnia
Hypersomnia
Hyposomnia
None of these
Parasomnia -
** Insomnia
Reactivation of memories during sleep may result in
lack of dreaming.
encoding.
reconsolidation.
, insomnia. -
** encoding.
An individual engaging in monophasic sleep would _______.
sleep for an extended period (often 6-8 hours) during one portion of a 24 period.
sleep two times a day, usually with one period being significantly longer than the other (ex: 6 hours
at night, and 1.5 hour nap in the afternoon)
sleep more than once a day (ex: 15-30 minutes every 4 hours)
None of the above -
** sleep for an extended period (often 6-8 hours) during one portion of a 24 period.
What is a dangerous disorder in which breathing stops during sleep?
REM
insomnia
sleep apnea
2025/2026
One of the best ways to study is to listen to tapes while you are sleeping, that way your brain
absorbs information into your subconscious.
True
False -
** False
Cognitive impairment doesn't begin in humans until the individual has been awake for more than 36
hours.
True or false -
** False
It is possible to train yourself to sleep for less time with no ill effects, as long as the training is
gradual.
True or false -
** True
About half of the population does not dream.
True
False -
** False
Individuals experiencing a microsleep may be unaware that they had a microsleep.
True
,False -
** True
Sleep deprivation affects the body more than it does the brain.
True or false -
** false
Studies have indicated that a period of sleep including REM and SWS can increase our visual
discrimination ability.
True
False -
** True
Dreaming is possible during non-REM sleep.
True
False -
** True
Narcolepsy includes
sleeping heavily at night.
restless leg syndrome (RLS).
,falling asleep at inappropriate times.
lack of REM sleep. -
** falling asleep at inappropriate times.
Which sleep disorder is characterized by difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep?
Insomnia
Hypersomnia
Hyposomnia
None of these
Parasomnia -
** Insomnia
Reactivation of memories during sleep may result in
lack of dreaming.
encoding.
reconsolidation.
, insomnia. -
** encoding.
An individual engaging in monophasic sleep would _______.
sleep for an extended period (often 6-8 hours) during one portion of a 24 period.
sleep two times a day, usually with one period being significantly longer than the other (ex: 6 hours
at night, and 1.5 hour nap in the afternoon)
sleep more than once a day (ex: 15-30 minutes every 4 hours)
None of the above -
** sleep for an extended period (often 6-8 hours) during one portion of a 24 period.
What is a dangerous disorder in which breathing stops during sleep?
REM
insomnia
sleep apnea
