Doris works a stressful job, has difficulty falling asleep, and she often wakes up early. After several weeks, she agrees to participate in a sleep study to determine whether she has insomnia. It is likely that the results of her sleep study show Doris
A) spends less time sleeping as people who do not complain of insomnia.
B) is lacking in the substances that promote and maintain sleep.
C) spends as much time sleeping as people who do not complain of insomnia.
D) has an excess of arousal-producing neurochemicals.
E) does not have insomnia.

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People with insomnia often perceive their sleep as inadequate, but sleep studies frequently show that they spend a similar amount of time sleeping as those without insomnia.

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