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Tytiana Simon
on Oct 26, 2024
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When people go without sleep for more than 24 hours in a row, how does their experience of sleepiness vary over time?
A) It increases for a while and then becomes constant.
B) It increases during the night but decreases the next morning.
C) It continues to increase steadily throughout the period when the person does not sleep.
D) It increases and decreases on an irregular cycle that averages about 120 minutes.
Sleepiness
A state of strong desire for sleep, or sleeping for unusually long periods (compare with tiredness).
Sleep
A naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles.
Increases
Situations or occurrences where there is a rise in quantity, size, number, value, or extent.
- Investigate the implications of reduced sleep on cognitive efficiency and physical condition.
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Learning Objectives
- Investigate the implications of reduced sleep on cognitive efficiency and physical condition.