A-LevelPsychologyBiological approach9990/12 · Feb/Mar 2019 · Q54 Marks

Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams) collected quantitative and qualitative data.

(a)Outline one quantitative result from the 'dream-duration estimates'. You must use data in your answer.[2]
(b)Outline one qualitative result from the dream content reports.[2]

Mark scheme

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[1] (a) Participants were more accurate at estimating 5 mins compared to 15 mins;
[1] (a) On 88% of trials (45/51) the participants estimated 5 mins correctly;
[1] (a) On 78% of trials (47/60) the participants estimated 15 mins correctly.
[1] (b) One participant reported a dream of standing at the bottom of a cliff;
[2] (b) One participant reported a dream of standing at the bottom of a cliff operating a hoist and looking at climbers on the cliff.
[1] (b) One participant reported climbing up a ladder;
[2] (b) One participant reported climbing up a ladder and looking up and down as he climbed.
[1] (b) Other reported dreams included basketball or throwing tomatoes (brief).

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Topic: Biological approach, A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source: A-Level Psychology, Feb/Mar 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 5.

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