Dream length and creativity: an opposite finding.
Perceptual and Motor Skills June 1, 1994 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1994.78.3c.1297 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 32 |
| Population | Subjects who kept a dream diary and took a verbal creativity test |
| Duration | 2-week period |
| Key findings | Subjects with high verbal creativity scores reported significantly shorter dreams. |
Abstract
The present study investigated the relation between dream length and verbal creativity for 32 subjects who were given a verbal creativity test and also kept a dream diary over a 2-wk. period. Subjects with high verbal creativity scores reported significantly shorter dreams. This may indicate that other factors influence the dream report's length, including visual memory.