Dement and Klietman (Conclusions)

Question 1

Conclusion 1

Answer 1

Dreams occur during REM sleep only. Dreams reported from NREM sleep are from previous REM episodes.

Question 2

Conclusion 2

Answer 2

Estimated dream duration and REM period lengths are very similar, thus it shows that dreams are not instantaneous events but rather experienced in real-time.

Question 3

Conclusion 3

Answer 3

Eye movements correspond to where, and what the dreamer is looking at in the dream, hence, it explains that they are not random events.