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Steven Starker

2 papers in the library · 23 citations · publishing 1973-1985

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Daydreams, Nightmares, and Insomnia: The Relation of Waking Fantasy to Sleep Disturbances

Imagination Cognition and Personality March 1, 1985 Steven Starker 23 citations

College students were administered an abbreviated form of the Imaginal Processes Inventory along with scales of sleep disturbance, positive mood, and dream recall. Results confirmed the earlier report by Starker and Hasenfeld that sleep disturbances were significantly associated with dysphoric patterns of daydreaming, and not associated with a positive daydreaming pattern. Correlational,...

Aspects of Inner Experience: Autokinesis, Daydreaming, Dream Recall and Cognitive Style

Perceptual and Motor Skills April 1, 1973 Steven Starker

Voth and Mayman have reported two pervasive styles of relating to the external environment which are best measured by the autokinetic effect, and have related autokinesis to broad aspects of inner life. The concern of this study is whether autokinetic perception is a meaningful measure of inner experience and how it relates to daydreaming, dream recall, and psychological differentiation....