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Lecture 17 - A Person in the World of People: Self and Other, Part II; Some Mysteries: Sleep, Dreams, and Laughter

Combines a discussion of social impressions and stereotypes with an introduction to sleep, dreams and theories about laughter.

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The sleep portion offers an accessible question-led starting point; the mixed lecture also shows why the title alone does not describe one continuous topic.

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