Physiological-dement And Kleitman Flashcards
0
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Wat was the aim
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To see if REM sleep was related to pp’s experience with dreaming
1
Q
Wat year was the study
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1957
2
Q
Describe the sample
A
All american 7 adult male 2 female 5 studied intensively 4 used to confirm findings on sleep and dreaming
Cannot generalise results cuz small sample
3
Q
Name 6 controls
Having these controls increases reliability of research
A
No caffeine or alcohol Doorbell used Tape recorder Tested individually No contact with experimenter (avoids bias) Woken at different times to avoid bias
4
Q
How was data collected
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Self report with pp’s speaking in tape recorder
5
Q
Wats the role of EEG machine
A
Determine which stage of sleep the pp’s were in
REM or NREM
