Sweet Dreams - States of Consciousness Activities for Spring Break

We've spent the last several days learning about States of Consciousness and the stages of sleep. Over break, you've got a few of things to do. Thankfully, most of them involve or are connected to sleeping, which I hope was a part of your plans anyway. :)

You'll want to finish these three things for Monday (March 24):

1. Finish your Sleep Monitoring Form from the National Sleep Foundation. We will be looking at your results when you return, and you will have a chance to evaluate the quality of your sleep habits and explore ways to make improvements (if you decide they are needed). 
2. You'll also need to complete these Reading Questions from Chapter 7. You will take your Chapter 7 Quiz upon returning from break, and completing this activity should help you prepare.
3. Finally, if you were absent on Friday, March 14, you'll want to view the video embedded below: What Are Dreams? In class, we were able to almost complete this video and its accompanying viewing questions. We'll finish the last few minutes (10-15) when we return from break.

Note: If you were absent during the days leading up to Spring Break, you'll probably also want to make  sure you've obtained the notes from those days, which are embedded below for your convenience.

What Are Dreams?

Slides from States of Consciousness Unit (if you were absent)

Resources for States of Consciousness Exploration

As we will discuss in class, your exploration of content from the States of Consciousness unit will happen largely over break. This is good in some ways, because it involves sleeping, and who wouldn't want to do that? However, it does mean you'll be responsible for keeping track of your own progress through some of the material, in preparation for a quiz on January 3rd.

To help you out, I've created a checklist for you AND I've attempted to give you options for reducing your workload in fun and interesting ways (You should have receieved a paper copy of this in class, but I'll give you the online version here). In order to be ready for our end-of-break quiz, you should:

1. Read Ch. 7 in your text.
2. Complete Ch. 7 Reading Questions (due January 3)
3. Get notes on Stages of Sleep & Sleep Disorders either
•  in class on 12/21/12 
• OR by viewing video lecture for this topic
4. Complete either Dream Monitoring OR Sleep Habits Monitoring for 4 consecutive nights, your choice.
5. Get notes on Dream Theories either
• by attending Psych Club at 4:00 PM on Friday, December 28 (rm 136); extra credit is available for this
• OR by the viewing video lecture for this topic  
6. Optional: watch Inception! Psych Club will be watching this at 5:00 on Dec. 28^th (after lecture/discussion)
7. Optional: view Discovering Psychology video on Hypnosis. For those interested in hypnosis and its uses, this is a great supplement to the text reading.
8. Finish video notes from “NOVA: What Are Dreams?” show (if needed). Note: you should have completed the majority of this with the sub on December 13.
9. Prepare for quiz on Ch. 7 on January 3^rd
• Quizlet flashcards can help with vocab review
• Review the Unit Objectives. Do you feel comfortable with all of these listed tasks?
• You may use your notes, your Ch. 7 Reading Guide, and your video notes sheet from “What Are Dreams?” on the quiz.

Good luck! Hopefully I'll also see you on the 28th for a mind-bending viewing of Inception!