Altered States

4. Choose a theory of why dreams occur, and describe an important way in which it differs from other theories.

5. Describe (not just name) one quality of the state of mind that typically distinguishes dreaming from awake state.

2. Choose one of the following dimensions and 3 states of consciousness. Describe the experience a person is likely to have on that dimension for each of the three states of consciousness. Example: Meditation is on the extreme internal end of the dimension "focus on internal environment ----- focus on external environment" because Š
Dimensions:
Perception of time, from slow to fast
Prone to suggestibility/influence from the outside, from a lot to none
Muscle coordination, from herky jerky to smooth to sluggish
Awareness of own thoughts, from no awareness to "awareness of awareness of Š."
Physical / mental awareness, from primarily emphasizing body to primarily emphasizing thoughts and feelings

7. Describe one reason why hypnosis could create memories that seem real but aren't (entirely) real. You can use concepts from the altered states reading, the memory reading, or both.