Brain & Behavior
An Introduction to Biological Psychology
Fourth Edition
SAGE Journal Articles
Questions that apply to this article:
- What do the authors propose as the benefit to oscillating between NREM and REM sleep?
- What evidence supports the hypothesis that sleep is important for recovery after a period of activity?
- In the hypothesis put forth by these authors, what is the function of REM sleep?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- What effects does sleep deprivation have on cognitive processes?
- How did the researchers attempt to manipulate the memory of subjects in this experiment?
- How were subjects divided into the sleep-restricted versus the reference groups? Could this method of dividing the subjects cause any problems for interpreting the results of this study?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- Why is dissociative identity disorder controversial?
- What factors can lead to the development of dissociative identity disorder?
- What research evidence convinces you, or would convince you, that dissociative identity disorder is a valid condition?