According to Nairne, a series of studies in 14 different societies revealed that other cultures have different approaches and visual illusions. For example, groups of Navajos that live in circular homes have more chance to interpret the lines as equal.
In other words, how people interpret objects do not classify them as superior or inferior. People should learn more about other cultures because every culture has different beliefs, customs, and lifestyles.
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STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
DREAMS FROM CULTURE TO CULTURE.
When dreaming, you are not longer aware or conscious of the external world as you are in a waking state. Your brain is still actively processing in its own inner world. All humans go through the sleeping process. According to Nairne, the transition from waking to sleeping is sometimes described as an alteration in one's state or level of consciousness; therefore, without sleeping, our body temperature, hormones secretions, blood pressure, and other processes could be affected.
People dream regardless of their culture. However, people's dreams from one culture can be very different than another culture because they have different beliefs and values. People from other cultures dream about their daily experiences and customs. Also, the meaning of the dreams can vary depending on their beliefs. For example, in Price and Crapo chapter, they mentioned how traditional Zuni of the American Southwest's dreams might have included both desert vegetation and Katchina rain gods, but not igloos. A Canadian's dream might have included religious figures, but not probably the ones that Zuni would recognize. On the other hand, Americans and Japanese might have experienced anxiety-filled dreams about taking exams at school. In other words, people dream about their own actual experiences in life. Also, based on Price and Crapo, there are basic dreams that everyone dreams about such as sex, aggression, and death.
