Describe the key differences between REM sleep and other stages of sleep

What will be an ideal response?


In REM sleep, the eyes move rapidly, by definition. Brain activity is high, relative to other stages of sleep. Dreaming is likely, although it is not limited to REM sleep. The major postural muscles are totally relaxed.

Psychology

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Freud might say that someone who was displaying excessive aggression was acting according to his or her

a. id. b. ego. c. superego. d. conscience. e. reality principle.

Psychology

The basal ganglia, substantia nigra, and red nucleus are important for which of the following functions?

a. memory b. motor control c. sympathetic nervous system control d. emotion

Psychology

_______________ is a psychological approach that analyzes the influence of social inequities on gender relations and on the behavior of the two sexes

a. Applied psychology b. Basic psychology c. Behavioral psychology d. Feminist psychology

Psychology

Movement of an electrical impulse from one neuron to another is facilitated by

a. electrical charges. b. chemical releases. c. muscular activity. d. contiguity.

Psychology