Upon just waking up, you report a vivid visual event. What term do psychologists use for such phenomena?
A) hypnotic illusion
B) positive hallucination
C) hypnogogic images or hallucinations
D) hypnopompic image

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Hypnogogic images or hallucinations are vivid visual, auditory, or tactile events that occur upon just waking up or falling asleep. They are often mistaken for dreams, but they occur during the transitional period between wakefulness and sleep. The other options are not accurate descriptions of this phenomenon.

Upon Just Waking Up, You Report a Vivid Visual Event