(b) dement & kleitman Flashcards

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psychology investigated

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sleep, dreaming, ultradian rhythms

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dreams

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sequence of images, emotions, thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind

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EOG

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electrical recording of eye-movement patterns

2 electrodes near eye

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EEG

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monitors the electrical activity of the brain associated with nerve and muscle activity

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nREM sleep stages (4)

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Awake, Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3&4

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nREM - stage 1 (lasts 1-7 minutes)

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  • slower breathing and heart rate
  • hypnagogic (falling/floating) sensations or hallucinations
  • easily awakened
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nREM - stage 2 (approx. 20 minutes)

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  • decrease in breathing, heart rate, body temperature
  • helps you process simple and complex motor skills
  • not easily awakened
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nREM - stage 3&4

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  • 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
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ultradian rhythms

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biological rhythms which repeay more frequently than once a day

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do u sleep in nREM or REM sleep stages

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REM

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REM sleep

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  • vivid dreams occur
  • breathing rate increases
  • muscles are completely paralysed (aka, paradoxical sleep)
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general aim

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to investigate dreaming in an objective way by looking for the relationship between eye movements in sleep and the dreamers recall

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aim 1 (dream recall)

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to investigate if dream recall between REM and nREM sleep is different

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aim 2 (dream length & REM length)

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to investigate if dream length estimates and length of REM period correlate positively

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aim 3 ( eye patterns & dream content)

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to investigate if eye movement patterns are related to dream content

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participants

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7 males, 2 females (5 studied intensly)

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how were the participants recruited

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opportunity sample (all american, from chicago)

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how long was the study

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6-17 nights - (with 50-77 awakenings)

for the 5 studied intensely,
1-2 nights - (with 4-10 awakenings)

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instructions given to ppts/the sample

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  • 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
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electrodes - how many? where are they placed?

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EOG - 2/3 near the eye
- tracks horizontal/vertical
eye movements
EEG - 2/3 on scalp
record brain waves

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equipment - how were they woken up

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by doorbell
- placed near bed, loud enough

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how were the DV’s operationalised?

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recording device to minimise contact with the ppt

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Procedure 1 (dream recall)

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IV: stage of sleep - REM or nREM
DV: dream content recall - dream or no dream

woken up at random intervals

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Procedure 2 (dream length & REM length) - INITIAL METHODOLOGY

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initially, ppt were woken up at random intervals and asked to estimate dream legth to the nearest minute

proved to be too hard.

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Procedure 2 (dream length & REM length) - IMPROVED METHODOLOGY
ppt were woken following either 5 or 15 minutes (randomly) ppt then guessed if they were sleeping for 5 or 15 minutes dream narrative was later recorded & number of words counted IV: length of REM - 5 or 15 minutes DV: % of correct estimates of 5 or 15 minutes
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Procedure 3 (eye movement patterns) - INITIAL METHODOLOGY
ppt asked to report every eye-movement in order proved to be too hard.
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Procedure 3 (eye movement patterns) - IMPROVED METHODOLOGY
ppts woken up after 1 of the 4 eye movement patterns were done (mainly vertical, mainly horizontal, vertical and horizontal, very little/no movement) - measured using electrodes and EOG recall what dream content was
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Results about REM sleep
All ppts showed REM sleep every night in a regular pattern. Varied between ppts Average length 20 mins – increases with sleep duration. When woken in nREM sleep, participants fell back into the same sleep stage as before woken REM eye movements are not continuous 1-2 movements in a burst. Huge variation in eye movement across REM sleep, but brain wave pattern remains stable.
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Results 1 (dream recall)
ppts described dreams often when woke from REM (DN- 152/191) but rarely when woken from nREM sleep (DN- 11/160)
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Results 2 (dream length and REM length)
Responses 88% accurate for 5-min REM duration Responses 78% accurate for 15-min REM duration Significant positive correlation between length of dream and no. of words in dream narrative (+0.4- +0.71) DN differed from other ppts. Equally likely to get 15min estimate right or wrong. Estimation of 5min correct 80% of the time. Often underestimated dream length
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Results 3 (eye movement patterns)
Pure vertical or pure horizontal movements were very rare. - 3 participants had pure vertical eye movements corresponding to narratives of vertical eye movements (eg. climbing a series of ladders) - 1 participant had horizontal movements (eg. watching people throw tomatoes) 2 participants had a large eye movement to the left (eg. driving and a man on the left hailed his car as he drove past) 21 awakenings of mixed eye movements (talking to ppl) 10 very little or no eye movement (staring at fixed objects)
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conclusions
*Dreams probably occur only in REM sleep* Dream most likely persists from earlier period of REM > best recalled within 8 mins. Length of dream estimations correlate with REM sleep duration *suggesting dreams are experienced in real time* Eye movements in REM sleep correspond to where and at what the dreamer is looking at in their dream. *REM eye movements are linked to dream content*
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ethical issues
PROS: - confidentiality maintained - no lasting permanent damage is caused CONS: - ppts were sleeping in unnatural settings and woken up throughout the night - this may have affected them the following day