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) via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractPeople with higher verbal creativity scores tend to report shorter dreams. In a study of 32 participants who completed a verbal creativity test and kept a dream diary for two weeks, those with high creativity scores reported significantly shorter dreams. The finding suggests that factors such as visual memory may influence the length of dream reports.
Study at a glance
| 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 finding | 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.