conclusion

Question 1

psychology evolves in a socio-historical context.

Answer 1

• in the 1960s, people began to turn inward, showing an interest in altering consciousness through drug use, meditation, hypnosis and biofeedback.
• psychologists responded by beginning to study variations in consciousness in earnest.

Question 2

culture moulds some aspects of behaviour

Answer 2

culture has a dramatic impact on whether people remember their dreams, and how they interpret and feel about their dreams.

Question 3

behaviour is governed by multifactorial causation.

Answer 3

the effects of jet lag, sleep deprivation and psychoactive drugs depend on several factors

Question 4

psychology is theoretically diverse

Answer 4

• conflicting theories about dreams, hypnosis and meditation illustrate psychology’s theoretical diversity
• many theoretical controversies and enduring mysteries remain in the study of sleep and dreams