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Passage #5

Directions: Now listen to part of a talk in a psychology class.

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NOTE TO STUDENT:

Do NOT look at the questions on the next page until after you listen. Get a pen and a piece of paper and

get ready to take notes. Click the icon above or the link below when you’re ready.

Listen to part of a talk in a psychology class

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***Vocabulary is sometimes provided in written form when it may be unfamiliar to the student, but essential for understanding the lecture.

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Directions: Now, answer the questions.

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1. What is the lecture mainly about?

2. What happens when you do not get enough sleep in college

3. How many hours of sleep people should get each night

4. The effects of sleep deprivation on the body

5. Why people need plenty of sleep

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1. Why does the professor start the lecture talking about circadian rhythms?

2. To provide an example of sleep debt

3. To begin his lecture on this topic even though he changes the subject

4. To later compare sleep deprivation to circadian rhythms

5. To introduce the idea that lack of sleep disrupts our natural sleep cycle

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1. Why does the professor mention college students in the lecture?

2. To show that he empathizes with his students

3. To prove that sleep debt is an important topic because it is relevant

4. To highlight the need for his students to sleep more

5. To show that college students have too much work interfering with their sleep

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1. What does the professor imply about the dangers of sleep deprivation?

2. It could be as dangerous as driving a car while intoxicated

3. People could fall asleep no matter what they are doing

4. The person will probably do a poor job at work and may risk getting fired

5. It may lead to overconsumption of alcohol

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1. Which one of the following is an indicator that you might suffer from sleep debt?

2. You tend to fall asleep at 10 pm or earlier

3. You wake up multiple times throughout the night

4. You fall asleep easily when you lay down during the day

5. Your age since almost all young people and college students have sleep debt

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1. Why does the professor say this?

2. To tell the class how many hours of sleep per day someone over 65 years old gets

3. To prove that people are more sleep-deprived as they age

4. To emphasize the idea that older people get less sleep naturally

5. To give an example of an average night’s sleep for a 65-year-old