(b) dement & kleitman Flashcards
psychology investigated
sleep, dreaming, ultradian rhythms
dreams
sequence of images, emotions, thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind
EOG
electrical recording of eye-movement patterns
2 electrodes near eye
EEG
monitors the electrical activity of the brain associated with nerve and muscle activity
nREM sleep stages (4)
Awake, Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3&4
nREM - stage 1 (lasts 1-7 minutes)
- slower breathing and heart rate
- hypnagogic (falling/floating) sensations or hallucinations
- easily awakened
nREM - stage 2 (approx. 20 minutes)
- decrease in breathing, heart rate, body temperature
- helps you process simple and complex motor skills
- not easily awakened
nREM - stage 3&4
- deep sleep, extremely relaxed
- heart rate, respiration, body temp, blood flow to brain - reduced
- growth hormone secreted
- for body maintenance & restoration
- disorientation & confusion on waking
ultradian rhythms
biological rhythms which repeay more frequently than once a day
do u sleep in nREM or REM sleep stages
REM
REM sleep
- vivid dreams occur
- breathing rate increases
- muscles are completely paralysed (aka, paradoxical sleep)
general aim
to investigate dreaming in an objective way by looking for the relationship between eye movements in sleep and the dreamers recall
aim 1 (dream recall)
to investigate if dream recall between REM and nREM sleep is different
aim 2 (dream length & REM length)
to investigate if dream length estimates and length of REM period correlate positively
aim 3 ( eye patterns & dream content)
to investigate if eye movement patterns are related to dream content
participants
7 males, 2 females (5 studied intensly)
how were the participants recruited
opportunity sample (all american, from chicago)
how long was the study
6-17 nights - (with 50-77 awakenings)
for the 5 studied intensely,
1-2 nights - (with 4-10 awakenings)
instructions given to ppts/the sample
- avoid caffeine and alcohol
- eat normally
- you will sleep in a dark, quiet room
- woken at random intervals by doorbell
- ppts were asked to report on dreams
electrodes - how many? where are they placed?
EOG - 2/3 near the eye
- tracks horizontal/vertical
eye movements
EEG - 2/3 on scalp
record brain waves
equipment - how were they woken up
by doorbell
- placed near bed, loud enough
how were the DV’s operationalised?
recording device to minimise contact with the ppt
Procedure 1 (dream recall)
IV: stage of sleep - REM or nREM
DV: dream content recall - dream or no dream
woken up at random intervals
Procedure 2 (dream length & REM length) - INITIAL METHODOLOGY
initially, ppt were woken up at random intervals and asked to estimate dream legth to the nearest minute
proved to be too hard.