Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

Sleep Quiz
Although sleeping is something we all do for a signifi cant part of our lives, myths and 
misconceptions about the topic abound. To test your own knowledge of sleep and 
dreams, try answering the following questions before reading further. 
1. Some people never dream 
True or false?
2. Most dreams are caused by 
bodily sensations such as an 
upset stomach. 
True or false?
3. It has been proved that 
people need eight hours 
of sleep to maintain men-
tal health. 
True or false?
4. When people do not recall 
their dreams, it is probably 
because they are secretly 
trying to forget them. 
True 
or false?
5. Depriving someone of sleep 
will invariably cause the indi-
vidual to become mentally 
imbalanced. 
True or false?
6. If we lose some sleep we will 
eventually make up all the 
lost sleep the next night or 
another night. 
True or false?
7. No one has been able to go 
for more than 48 hours with-
out sleep. 
True or false?
8. Our muscles are the most 
relaxed of the night when 
we are dreaming. 
True or 
false?
9. Sleep enables the brain to 
rest because little brain activ-
ity takes place during sleep. 
True or false?
10. Drugs have been proved to 
provide a long term cure 
for sleeplessness. 
True or 
false?
Scoring: This is an easy set of questions to score for every item is false. But don’t lose any sleep if 
you missed them; they were chosen to represent the most common myths regarding sleep. 
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