PART 1– The following links to a summary of an experiment that examined whether

PART 1–
The following links to a summary of an experiment that examined whether or not it is possible to reduce how much sleep we need over the long term:
The Cumulative Cost of Additional Wakefulness Links to an external site.
After reading the summary answer the following questions:
What was the hypothesis of the experiment? In other words, what question was being asked?
What was the independent variable? In other words, what were the experimenters manipulating?
What was the dependent variable? In other words, what were the experimenters measuring?
What were the results?
What conclusions were drawn from those results?
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PART 2 —
Question 11 pts
Individuals vary in the optimal amount of sleep required. And while the mean may be eight hours, how many hours of sleep do the majority of people actually require per day?
Group of answer choicesEITHER 4½ OR 6EXACTLY 8
12 OR MORE
EITHER 7½ OR 9
ZZZZ 24 ZZZZ
Flag question: Question 2Question 21 pts
The Alpha Wave EEG pattern suggests . . .
Group of answer choicesDISTRACTIONS ARE AT A MINIMUM.ONE IS PASSING FROM DEEP MEDITATION INTO SLEEP.
THE BRAIN IS ACTING MORE UNIFORMLY.
HEIGHTENED LEVELS OF CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS ARE POSSIBLE.
ALL OF THE ABOVE.
Flag question: Question 3Question 31 pts
It is during Delta Wave sleep that …
Group of answer choicesMOST BODILY RESTORATION, HEALING AND GROWTH TAKE PLACE.ONE IS MOST EASILY AWAKENED.
MOST DREAMING TAKES PLACE.
THE PONS INHIBITS NEURAL IMPULSES FROM THE MOTOR CORTEX TO THE BODY.
THE COMPUTERS MAINTAINING THE ILLUSION OF THE WORLD WE EXPERIENCE ARE SERVICED.
Flag question: Question 4Question 41 pts
EEG brain wave patterns during wakefulness and REM sleep are …
Group of answer choicesINDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THOSE FOUND IN OTHER STAGES.SIMILAR, SHOWING HIGH FREQUENCY UNSYNCHRONIZED PATTERNS.
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, WAKEFULNESS SHOWING A HIGH FREQUENCY UNSYNCHRONIZED PATTERN WHILE REM SLEEP SHOWS A LOW FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZED PATTERN.
ALMOST NON-EXISTENT.
HUH? WHAT? SORRY, I DOZED OFF THERE.
Flag question: Question 5Question 51 pts
Which of the following is true of sleep?
Group of answer choicesMOST OF THE NIGHT IS SPENT IN DEEP DELTA WAVE SLEEP.ONE SPENDS AN HOUR OR TWO AT EACH STAGE OF SLEEP IN SEQUENCE, SPENDING THE LAST FEW HOURS IN DELTA WAVE AND THEN REM SLEEP.
ONE PASSES SEQUENTIALLY UP AND DOWN THROUGH ALL STAGES OF SLEEP, INCLUDING REM, SEVERAL TIMES IN A NORMAL NIGHT.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT WE SPEND LESS AND LESS TIME IN REM SLEEP.
IT’S ONE OF UNCLE J.R.’S FAVORITE SPORTS.
Flag question: Question 6Question 61 pts
When planning how much sleep you should try to get it is better to think in terms of __________ rather than hours.
Group of answer choicesDAILY PATTERNS OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK90 MINUTE CYCLES
AMOUNT OF DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
CALORIES
NUMBER OF SLEEP INDUCING DRUGS TAKEN
Flag question: Question 7Question 71 pts
Of the following choices, which route of drug administration normally results in the quickest onset of drug effects?
Group of answer choicesORAL ADMINISTRATION (EATING OR DRINKING).INTRA-MUSCULAR INJECTION.
INHALATION (INHALING OR SMOKING, THUS TAKING IT INTO THE LUNGS).
ABSORBING THE SUBSTANCE THROUGH THE SKIN.
SOAKING YOUR HAIR IN IT, AND THUS IT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE BRAIN.
Flag question: Question 8Question 81 pts
As blood alcohol concentration increases …
Group of answer choicesOVERALL BRAIN ACTIVITY INCREASES.ONE’S ABILITY TO PERFORM COMPLEX TASKS IS ENHANCED.
AREAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGHER BRAIN FUNCTIONS ARE SEDATED, THEN THOSE GOVERNING MOTOR COORDINATION AND FINALLY AREAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BASIC LIFE SUPPORT CAN BECOME SEDATED.
ONE TENDS TO BECOME MORE INHIBITED.
A PERSON’S TRUE CHARACTER IS REVEALED.
Flag question: Question 9Question 91 pts
A very real, but unpredictable, danger associated with illegally obtained street drugs is that …
Group of answer choicesTHE DEGREE OF PURITY MAY VARY FROM ONE SUPPLY TO THE NEXT.OTHER DRUGS MAY HAVE BEEN ADDED AND USED TO “CUT” THE DRUG BEING PURCHASED.
ACTUAL TOXINS MAY BE PRESENT IN THE PURCHASED DRUGS.
ALL THREE OF THE ABOVE.
THE PROPER TAXES WON’T BE PAID.
Flag question: Question 10Question 101 pts
Which of the following drug combinations is most likely to cause a serious, perhaps deadly synergistic reaction?
Group of answer choicesCAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL.NICOTINE AND ALCOHOL.
VALIUM AND ALCOHOL.
RITALIN AND ALCOHOL.
ANCHOVY PIZZA AND ALCOHOL.