Question

Last night I dreamed I saw an alien spacecraft gleaming in a field of flowers in the fog. It was a vivid, colorful dream. I was in _____ sleep.

Answer 1

The student asking about their dream of an alien spacecraft was in REM sleep, which is associated with vivid dreams and is characterized by rapid eye movements.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student who dreamed about seeing an alien spacecraft in a field of flowers was likely in Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. REM sleep is the phase of sleep associated with vivid dreaming.

It is characterized by rapid movement of the eyes, low muscle tone throughout the body, and the propensity of the sleeper to dream vividly. The dreams that occur during REM sleep can be intense and are often remembered upon awakening. This stage of sleep typically occurs in cycles every 90-110 minutes throughout the night, with each cycle increasing in length.

Answer 2

d) REM

Step-by-step explanation:

The options for this question are missing. The options are:

a) NREM

b) slow-wave

c) delta wave

d) REM

When we sleep our brain goes through different stages, one of them is the REM stage of sleep, or Rapid Eye Movement stage.

The physical signs of this stage are: rapid movement of the eyes, increased heart rate, irregular breathing, brain activity similar to the one that we have when we are awake, twitching of the limbs.

As we said before, during this stage, there is a lot of brain activity and this can creates very vivid dreams that the person recalls as very vivid.

In this example, this person dreamed that he/she saw an alien spacecraft gleaming in a field of flowers in the fog. He/she reports that this was a vivid, colorful dream. Since this person was dreaming and having a very vivid dream, we can say that he/she was in REM sleep.