Chapter 4: States of Consciousness
Fill in the blank



1.  

Protein synthesis _____________ during REM sleep.



2.  

If someone is sleeping and her eyes begin to move rapidly while still closed, we would assume that she is in the _____________ stage of sleep.



3.  

________________ sleep can be called paradoxical sleep.



4.  

When people are awakened in REM sleep, they report vivid dreams about ______ % of the time.



5.  

About ______ of people in the U.S. get too little sleep.



6.  

__________ is a sleep disorder in which a person has trouble falling asleep or remaining asleep.



7.  

__________ is a sleep disorder in which a person falls asleep suddenly many times a day.



8.  

_____________ is demonstrated when one must increase the dosage of a drug to get the same effect.



9.  

Some people experience alcohol as a(n) _____________ because it inhibits centers in the brain that are used in higher-level thinking and impulsive behavior.



10.  

Smoking increases _____________ in the area of the brain that affects mood.

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.

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