WorksheetsDreams PPT Assessment
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
How many times per night does a typical person dream, totaling about two hours?
1–2 times
3–5 times
6–8 times
Only once
What is REM rebound?
A decrease in REM sleep after sleeping too much
Increased REM sleep durations in subsequent nights if deprived of REM sleep
A switch from REM to deep non-REM sleep during the night
The immediate onset of REM sleep at bedtime
Which brain region is inactive during REM sleep, helping explain why dreams are fantastical and why we are unaware we are dreaming?
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Prefrontal cortex
Brainstem
Can sensory stimuli incorporate into dream content?
Yes
No
Compared with early dreams, later dreams are typically:
Shorter and less vivid
Longer and more strange and vivid
Identical in length and content
Only about daily events
Drugs tend to disrupt dreaming due to lack of REM sleep.
True
False
People blind from birth tend to dream in:
Visual images only
Their other senses
Mathematical symbols
Written language
Approximately what proportion of dreams are negative in feeling?
20%
50%
80%
100%
Experts believe (but cannot prove) that most mammals and some other animals dream.
True
False
According to the material, what might household pets such as cats and dogs dream about?
Only human speech
You or species-centric behaviors like running or chasing mice
Strictly abstract shapes
Nothing; pets do not dream
Reports from sign-language communicating gorillas describe dreams that are:
Exclusively pleasant and simple
Nonexistent due to lack of REM sleep
Both fantastical and flashback-nightmares
Limited to daily events
From the slide titled Dream Techniques: What is dream incubation described as in the passage?
A method of suppressing dreams by staying awake longer
A practiced technique of learning to suggest to the mind a certain dream topic to occur
A way of eliminating nightmares through medication
A relaxation exercise that prevents REM sleep
According to the passage on Dream Techniques, which example illustrates how to practice dream incubation?
Keeping a dream journal by the bed
Repeating in your mind what you want to dream as you go to bed
Setting multiple alarms to interrupt sleep cycles
Avoiding REM sleep by staying in deep sleep stages
Based on the Dream Techniques slide, how is lucid dreaming defined?
Any dream in which the storyline is remembered later
Any dream in which the dreamer knows he or she is dreaming
Any dream that occurs during non-REM sleep
Any dream caused by outside noises
Which statements are supported by the passage about lucid dreaming? Select all that apply.
During lucid dreaming, the dreamer knows he or she is dreaming
Some people can control the dream once lucid
Combining lucid dreaming with incubated dreaming and repeated practice can improve its frequency
Keeping a dream journal causes lucid dreams to occur
According to the Dream Techniques slide, dream journals are helpful for which purpose?
Recalling dreams
Preventing REM sleep
Controlling the content of dreams
Reducing total sleep time
From the Dream Theories slide: Which theory proposes that dreams serve as an outlet for unacceptable unconscious desires?
Information-processing theory
Physiological functioning theory
Wish fulfillment theory
Cognitive theory
In Freud’s account on the Dream Theories slide, what is manifest content?
The remembered storyline of a dream
The underlying meaning of a dream
The neurological activation that triggers a dream
The emotional reaction to a dream
Which statements align with the information-processing view presented on the Dream Theories slide? Select all that apply.
Dreams help us sort daily events and consolidate memories
People often report nightmares after suffering trauma
There is a positive correlation between sleep and grades in teenagers
Dreams primarily reflect changes in cognitive development with age
According to the Dream Theories slide, what does the physiological functioning theory claim about dreams?
They are symbolic expressions of repressed wishes
They strengthen neural pathways through brain stimulation, like exercise for the brain
They are random and meaningless experiences
They occur only when the limbic system is inactive
From the second Dream Theories slide, how does the cognitive theory characterize dream content across development?
Children’s dreams are coherent and movie-like, adults’ are static-like
Children’s dreams tend to be static-like slideshows that don’t make sense, adults’ dreams tend to be movie-like with coherent storylines
Dream content is identical across ages
Adults do not recall dreams while children do
What is the main claim of the threat-simulation theory on the second Dream Theories slide?
Dreams consolidate academic knowledge
Dreams help us recognize, avoid, prepare for, and deal with danger so we know how to react in real life
Dreams are attempts to interpret external noises during sleep
Dreams eliminate negative emotions
Which statements are presented for the activation-synthesis explanation of dreams? Select all that apply.
Dreams are the brain’s attempt to make sense of neuronal firings while asleep
Brainstem (survival functions) and limbic system (emotions) are active during REM sleep
The brain creates a story to make sense of these activations, explaining the bizarre nature of dreams
It is described as the least scientific explanation for dreams today
Match the following sleep disorders
inability to fall asleep
insomnia
extreme nightmares NOT in REM sleep, typical in children
night terrors
fall asleep out of nowhere
narcolepsy
stop breathing suddenly while asleep
sleep apnea
