Psychology

Newest Review: ... in men, and 1 in 30 in women (Hall & Van de Castle, 1966). ~ REM Sleep ~ Dreaming tends to occur when we are in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, this is where we are in a very deep sleep and are immobilized so we don’t act out our dreams. 20% of our time sleeping is spent in REM sleep. In an experiment, when people were woken from REM sleep, 80% claim they were dreaming, this would suggest that people who claim not to have dreamt have just forgotten what they dreamt about as they didn’t wake during REM sleep. Dreams during REM sleep tend to be vivid and highly detailed. However, dreaming can occur during NREM sleep. Sleepwalkin... more

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Psychology: Dreaming... froma a psychological perspective (662 words)
by - written on 25/08/07 (Very useful, 79 readings)
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Humans should have about 8hours sleep per night yet very few people in our 24 hour society get 8hours sleep a night. Blind people dream too, although their dreams are auditory rather than visual (depending on what age they became blind). Their dreams can be just as vivid and emotional as anyone else’s dreams are. Dreams are not necessarily in colour, they can also be in black and white. ~ Sex Differences ~ Sex differences in dreaming have also been found; females tend to dream of indoor settings where as males tend to dream of the outdoors. However this research was carried out in 1966 so the researcher and participants (as dreams are ... Read the complete review

Look deeper (1565 words)
by - written on 04/11/05 (Very useful, 222 readings)
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For starters I don’t really know what to put in this review but I think it might just be a general discussion about Psychology. I know that many people think that Psychology is a waste of time and it is all a bit of rubbish but I find it an extremely interesting subject which breaches all kinds of topics to do with anything from how we choose our partners to how we make memories. At the moment I am studying Psychology at A level and I have already achieved a grade B at AS level which I’m hoping to push up to an A in June exams. I really enjoy the course and find it mentally stimulating as it always involves thinking about our actions and sometimes it is ... Read the complete review

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