Chapter 4: States of Consciousness 1. The text defines Consciousness as our awar

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Chapter 4: States of Consciousness 1. The text defines Consciousness as our awareness of our thoughts, memory, sensations and our surrounding environment. 2. A Circadian Rhythm is a consistent, daily fluctuations in many biological and psychological processes, such as body temperature and alertness, that follows a 24-hour cycle. production of melatonin. NREM sleep is the sleep stage in which the brain and eyes are active, voluntary muscle movements are 3. In response to bright light, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) signals the pineal gland to decrease 4. suppressed, and mostly vivid dreaming occurs. 5. During a normal night's sleep, a person typically experiences about 8/9 cycles of NREM and REM sleep. 6. Compared to a 45 year old man, 7 year old Abby spends more time in deep sleep and REM sleep. 7. Beta waves are the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep stage of N3

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1. True. Consciousness can be defined as the awareness of our thoughts, memory, sensations and our surrounding environment.

2. True. A Circadian Rhythm is a consistent, daily fluctuations in many biological and psychological processes, such as body temperature and alter ness, that follows a 24 hour cycle.

3. True. In response to bright light, the SCN signals the pineal gland to decrease the production of melatonin.

4. False. Unlike REM sleep, there is usually little or no eye movement during these stages. Dreaming is rare during NREM sleep, and muscles are not paralyzed as in REM sleep.

Please post the other questions separately as we are supposed to answer just one question or four sub parts of a question.

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