Psychology in Modules
Psychology in Modules
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781464167522
Author: David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 9, Problem 4TYS
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Introduction: Life goes through its rhythmic tides. As time varies, the body functioning fluctuates, and with this fluctuation, our mind also changes. This biological rhythms and sleep accumulate in our 24 hours of biological clock, and 90-minutes of sleep cycle.

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Correct answer Our body temperature tends to rise and fall in sync with a biological clock, which is referred to as circadian rhythm.

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The rhythm of life depends of the rhythm of the day as they are parallel to each other. Our body roughly synchronizes with the time of day. It synchronizes with the 24-hours cycle of day and night depends upon the internal biological clock known as the circadian rhythm. At morning, the temperature of body rises, it then peaks during the day, dips for a time in early afternoon, and during evening it begins to drop again. The approach of daily peak in circadian arousal depends upon the improvement of thinking and memory.

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