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| what is the aim of the study? |
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| to find out if dreaming is associated with REM sleep; to find out if dream duration correlates to REM sleep; to find out if eye movements match dream content |
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| 7m/2f - 5 studied intensively |
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| what was the method and the IV? |
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lab experiment
IV- woken in REM or no-REM sleep |
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1. reported dreaming or not
2.duration of dream - 5 or 15s
3. description of dream content |
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| what was the pre-experiment control? |
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| participants were told to refrain from consuming alcohol and caffine |
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| when did the p's report to the sleep lab? |
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| just before normal bedtime in a darkened room |
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| where were the electrodes attached and what did they measure? |
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around eyes - eye movement
on scalp - depth of sleep/brain activity - REM sleep |
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| when and how were the p's woken? |
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| the p's were woken in periods of REM and non-REM sleep by a door bell and stated into a recorder |
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| what did the participants state into the recorder? |
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1. if they had been dreaming or not
2. guessed duration of dream - whether 5/15 minutes
3. described content of dream |
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| what were the findings from DV 1 - dreaming or not? |
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| all p's experienced period of REM and non-REM sleep and p's were more likely to report dreaming when woken in REM sleep |
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| what was the average REM duration and how long till the next cycle? |
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| average REM duration was 20 minutes and occurred every avg 92 minutes |
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| what was found from DV 2 - duration of dream? |
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| most p's could recall their dreams accurately |
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| what was found from DV 3 - description of dream content? |
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4 main eye movement patterns identified:
-mainly horizontal
-mainly vertical
-vertical + horizontal
-little or no eye movements |
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| what was found from DV 3 - description of dream content? |
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4 main eye movement patterns identified:
-mainly horizontal
-mainly vertical
-vertical + horizontal
-little or no eye movements |
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| give an example of a mainly vertical dream? |
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| give an example of a mainly horizontal dream? |
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| watching people throwing tomatoes |
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| why did p's recall dreaming at start of non-REM sleep? |
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| because they remembered their previous dream from REM sleep |
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| what did they conclude about dream duration and eye movement? |
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| what did they conclude about objectivity? |
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| they identified an objective way of measuring dreaming - REM sleep |
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