The evolutionary explanations of sleep

?

1. AO2: Capellini (2008) looked at previous studies with standardised procedures and found that smaller animals with higher metabolic rates sleep less. This could be due to?

  • wanting to avoid predators
  • wanting to waste time
  • Foraging requirements
  • wanting to conserve energy
1 of 10

Other questions in this quiz

2. AO1: Herbivores eat food with low nutrient content so have to eat more. Carnivores eat food with a high nutrient content so don't have to eat as often. This effects how long they can sleep for. This refers to which evolutionary explanation?

  • Waste of Time
  • Foraging Requirements
  • Predator Avoidance
  • Energy Conservation

3. AO2: Zepellin an Rechtstaffen (1974) found that small animals with a higher metabolic rate sleep more than large animals. This supports?

  • the foraging requirements explanation
  • the energy conservation explanation
  • the predator avoidance explanation
  • the waste of time explanation

4. AO2: general support for the evolutionary approach comes from who that found mammals with similar genes have similar sleep patterns

  • Meddis (1975)
  • Capellini (2008)
  • Siegel (2008)
  • Horne (1998)

5. AO2: Capellini (2008) looked at previous studies with standardised procedures and found that animals who sleep in exposed positions sleep less. This supports which explanation?

  • foraging requirements
  • predator avoidance
  • waste of time
  • energy conservation
View more questions

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Psychology resources:

Sleep
See all Psychology resources »See all Biological Rhythms resources »