Evaluation Of Rhythms Flashcards
What is the menstruated cycle though by many to have?
Evolutionary value - for ancestors, it may have been good for females to menstruate together and therefore fall pregnant at the same time - newborns cared for better
What has Schank 2004 argued?
That if there were too many females cycling together, this would produce competition for the highest quality males
What have commentators argued about factors?
There are many factors that may affect change in a woman’s menstrual cycle, including stress, diet, excessive etc
What do factors that may affect change in a woman’s menstrual cycle mean about support patterns?
Any support patterns of synchronisation is no more than what would have been expected to occur by chance
What does research typically involve?
Small samples of women and relies on participants self-supporting the onset of their own
What did Dement and Kleitman 1957 monitor?
The sleep patterns of nine participants in a sleep lab - brainwave activity was recorded on EEG
What was REM activity during sleep correlated with?
Your experience of dreaming
What are many of the studies conducted on?
Animals - evidence for human behaviour still remains speculative
What is one of the most effective treatments for SAD?
Phototherapy
What is phototherapy?
A light box which stimulates very strong light in the morning/evening - thought to reset melatonin levels
What does phototherapy relieve in patients?
Symptoms in up to 60% of sufferers
What casts doubt on the chemical influence of phototherapy?
The same study (lightbox) reported a placebo effect of 30% using a sham negative ion generator
