1. Answer parts a and b: a) Which explanations for why we dream makes the most sense to you? How well does it explain your own dreams? b) What five theories propose explanations for why we dream?
2. Sleep researcher William Dement said that a large sleep debt “makes you stupid” (1999, p. 231). What are some of the ways sleep deprivation can affect cognitive performance?
3. “For what one has dwelt on by day, these things are seen in visions of the night” (Menander of Athens [342-292 B.C.E.], Fragments). Consider this quote from the wish-fulfillment, information-processing, and activation-synthesis perspectives on dreaming.
4. What are five proposed reasons for our need for sleep?
5. How does sleep loss affect us, and what are the major sleep disorders?
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