In: International Journal of Dream Research, 1 (2008), Nr. 1.
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Abstract
Incorporation of laboratory elements into dreams elicited in the sleep laboratory is a methodological problem, i.e., the measurement technique affects unwittingly the object of measurement (dream content). On a theoretical level, the occurrence of laboratory references, however, fits in the framework of the continuity hypothesis of dreaming. Reviewing the literature revealed that there is a strong effect of the experimental setting on dreams and that emotional involvement may explain inter-individual differences regarding the incorporation of laboratory elements. Investigating the effects of the laboratory setting on dream content seems to be a powerful tool for studying continuity between waking and dreaming in a detailed way.
Document type: | Article |
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Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Dream Research |
Volume: | 1 |
Number: | 1 |
Date Deposited: | 26 May 2008 08:43 |
Date: | 2008 |
Faculties / Institutes: | Service facilities > Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit |
DDC-classification: | 050 General serials and their indexes |
Controlled Keywords: | Traum |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | TraumforschungDream content , Laboratory references , Continuity hypothesis |