AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
There is a significant association between REM and reported dreaming. This is a hypothesis of which of the following experiments?
A
Canli
B
Schachter & Singer
C
Saavedra
D
Dement & Kleitman
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dreaming can happen. View Source during any stage of sleep, but dreams are the most prolific and intense during the rapid eye movement (REM) stage. During the REM sleep stage, brain activity ramps up considerably compared to the non-REM stages, which helps explain the distinct types of dreaming.

Detailed explanation-2: -Research Hypothesis There will be a significant association between REM sleep and dreaming. There will be a positive correlation between the estimate of dream duration and REM period length. There will be a significant association between eye movement patterns and dream content.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is choice c, which affirms REM sleep alternates throughout the night with the other phases of sleep and increases in duration.

Detailed explanation-4: -Activation-Synthesis Theory of Dreaming The main idea behind activation-synthesis theory is that dreams are just the brain’s efforts to make sense out of meaningless patterns of firing in the brain as we sleep. Certain circuits in the brain become activated during REM sleep.

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