# Planning a Psychology Assignment on Sleep and Dreams

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 7 minutes - Multiple choice, Flow-chart completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 16, Test 2, Listening Part 3. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

7 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 21-24: Multiple choice

Assignment on sleep and dreams. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. Luke read that one reason why we often forget dreams is that
   - A. our memories cannot cope with too much information.
   - B. we might otherwise be confused about what is real.
   - C. we do not think they are important.

22. What do Luke and Susie agree about dreams predicting the future?
   - A. It may just be due to chance.
   - B. It only happens with certain types of event.
   - C. It happens more often than some people think.

23. Susie says that a study on pre-school children having a short nap in the day
   - A. had controversial results.
   - B. used faulty research methodology.
   - C. failed to reach any clear conclusions.

24. In their last assignment, both students had problems with
   - A. statistical analysis.
   - B. making an action plan.
   - C. self-assessment.

### Questions 25-30: Flow-chart completion

Assignment plan. Complete the flow-chart below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Decide on research question: Is there a relationship between hours of sleep and number of dreams?
Decide on sample: Twelve students from the **(25)** _____ department
Decide on methodology: Self-reporting
Decide on procedure: Answers on **(26)** _____
Check ethical guidelines for working with **(27)** _____. Ensure that risk is assessed and **(28)** _____ is kept to a minimum
Analyse the results. Calculate the correlation and make a **(29)** _____
**(30)** _____ the research

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