There are two main methods in philosophy of mind, the first-person view and third-person view. The third-person view draws conclusions about human nature and the nature of the mind and the mental solely based on the third-person observation of actions, attributes and behaviours ascribed to humans. The first-person view or introspection suggests turning to our own private experiences of...
We report two studies into psychological factors that have been proposed to contribute to the experience of having had a precognitive dream. Study 1 investigated the role of selective recall in precognitive dream experiences. Participants read two diaries, one purporting to be a dream diary, and one purporting to be a diary of events in the dreamer's life. The events either confirmed or...