Higher Psychology: Sleep and Dreams - Cognitive Processes
From Enlightened by L Crichton
May 12, 2026 · 24 min · Season 12 · Episode 2
About this episode
This episode explores cognitive processes related to sleep and dreams, discussing various theories and evaluation questions.
This episode covers cognitive processes as part of the Higher Psychology sleep and dreams unit. It describes sleep to facilitate information processes, Cartwright's Problem Solving Theory and Crick and Mitchison’s (1986) Reorganisational theory of dreaming. We also talk through explain, analyse and evaluate questions in relation to this content.
People in this episode
Host: L Crichton
Topics covered
- cognitive processes
- sleep
- dreams
- information processing
- problem solving theory
- reorganisational theory
Keywords
- cognitive processes
- sleep
- dreams
- Cartwright's Problem Solving Theory
- Crick and Mitchison
- information processing
- reorganisational theory
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Higher Psychology
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