In: International Journal of Dream Research, 1 (2008), Nr. 1. pp. 3-6
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: | 21 Apr 2009 16:42 |
Date: | 2008 |
Page Range: | pp. 3-6 |
Faculties / Institutes: | The Faculty of Behavioural and Cultural Studies > Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft |
DDC-classification: | 300 Social sciences |