Dement & Kleitman

Question 1

Dement and kleitman aim?

Answer 1

To investigate whether the physiological aspects of REM sleep relate to subjects experience of dreaming.

Question 2

Three IVs of dement and kleitman?

Answer 2

1. Way in which people were woken
2. Woken after 5 or 15 minutes
3. Pattern of eye movement

Question 3

Three DV’s to dement and kleitman?

Answer 3

1. Ability to recall dreams
2. Length of dream and narrative
3. Description of dream

Question 4

Dement and kleitman sample?

Answer 4

7 adult males and 2 adult females. 5 were studied intensly and 4 were to confirm the results.
Opportunity sampling

Question 5

Dement and kleitman research method?

Answer 5

Quasi/ laboratory experiment

Question 6

Dement and kleitman procedure?

Answer 6

1. Day before the experiment participants were told not to consume any caffeine or alcohol.
2. Went to bed at a normal time with electrodes attached to their heads and eyes to measure eye movements and elecrical activity.
3. They were woken by a loud doorbell at certain times, sometimes during REM sleep and sometimes not.
4. Spoke into a tape recorder to say whether they thought they had been dreaming or not.

Question 7

Results to dement and kleitman?

Answer 7

All participants showed regular signs of REM while they were sleeping.
Results supported the connections between REM sleep and dreaming.
There are possibly individual differences between people.
Even though a relationship was found between REM sleep and dreaming, no cause and effect was established.

Question 8

Dement and kleitmans conclusion?

Answer 8

The measurement of REM sleep can be an effective measure of dreaming.

Question 9

What approach is dement and kleitman in?

Answer 9

Physiological