One evolutionary psychology hypothesis suggests that sleep is essential to restore resources expended during the day, similar to how bears hibernate when resources are scarce, to reduce energy expenditures.

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  4.2 Sleep & Why We Sleep – Introductory Psychology

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• 4.2 Sleep & Why We Sleep – Introductory Psychology opentext.wsu.edu Washington State University via serper

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