6 Dement

Question 1

To Sleep, No Doubt to Dream Year

Answer 1

1960

Question 2

To Sleep, No Doubt to Dream Authors

Answer 2

Dement

Question 3

To Sleep, No Doubt to Dream Background (3 things)

Answer 3

(1) Aserinsky discovered that people move their eyes while dreaming (REM)
(2) Which led to the discovery of the 4 stages of sleep
(3) and the fact that everybody dreams every night

Question 4

To Sleep, No Doubt to Dream Theory (3 questions)

Answer 4

(1) Are dreams a necessary or vital part of our existence?
(2) Would we function normally if our ability to dream was partially or totally suppressed?
(3) Is dreaming psyhologically and/or physiologically necessary?

Question 5

To Sleep, No Doubt to Dream Method (5 stages)

Answer 5

(1) First stage - participants slept normally for several days and amount of REM sleep was measured to establish a baseline.
(2) Second stage - for several nights participants were woken up as they started REM to prevent dreaming, and the number of wake-ups was recorded.
(3) Third stage - they slept and dreamt normally and REM time was measured.
(4) Fourth stage - some participants returned and they were woken up in between REM dream stages.
(5) Fifth stage - they slept normally for several nights, REM time was measured.

Question 6

To Sleep, No Doubt to Dream Results (5 things)

Answer 6

(1) In the first stage, participants needed to be woken up more frequently as time went on.
(2) All participants developed anxiety, irritability, or difficulty concentrating during first stage.
(3) Some participants gained weight and reported increased appetite.
(4) During the second stage, they had more REM sleep than baseline because their bodies were catching up.
(5) Those who were woken up in between REM stages did not have an increase in REM once they returned to sleeping as normal.

Question 7

To Sleep, No Doubt to Dream Significance (2 things)

Answer 7

(1) Dement concluded that we need to dream.
(2) When we are not allowed to dream, there seems to be an REM rebound effect increases over corresponding to increased dream-deprivation.

Question 8

To Sleep, No Doubt to Dream Legacy (3 things)

Answer 8

(1) He also found that the use of alcohol or barbituates increase your tendency to fall asleep, but suppress REM time.
(2) Recent research suggests that a greater synthesis of proteins takes place during REM, and some believe that these changes may represent the process of integrating new information.
(3) Another recent study contends that humans develop a kind of protoconscious during REM . This research proposes that early REM sleep provides us with a virtual model of our waking world that assists us in carrying out the tasks of our normal life while awake.