Prescription sedatives tend to reduce the quality of sleep because they

a. create paradoxical sleep.
b. suppress peripheral neurological activity.
c. decrease Stage 4 and REM sleep.
d. eliminate Stage 2 sleep.


ANSWER: c

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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