Incorporation of concern- and nonconcern-related verbal stimuli into dream content.
Journal of Abnormal Psychology February 1, 1981 Timothy J. Hoelscher, Eric Klinger, Steven G. Barta 90 citations
The hypothesis that cues related to subjects ' current concerns can control attentional and cognitive processes during sleeping and dreaming was examined by presenting concern- and nonconcern-related verbal stimuli to seven male subjects during sleep Stages 2 and REM. The taped dream reports were judged for stimulus incorporation by two independent raters. The results revealed that concern...