While serving as a subject in a laboratory sleep study for several nights, Steve was awakened whenever he entered REM sleep. When first allowed an uninterrupted night's sleep, Steve would
A) sleep for a longer amount of time than normal.
B) sleep for a shorter amount of time than normal.
C) spend more time in REM sleep than normal.
D) spend less time in REM sleep than normal.

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When deprived of REM sleep, the body compensates by entering REM sleep more quickly and spending more time in it during subsequent sleep, a phenomenon known as REM rebound.

While Serving as a Subject in a Laboratory Sleep Study