Dream Recall: State or Trait Variable? Part II: State Factors, Investigations and Final Conclusions
Michael Schredl, Alyaa Montasser
Imagination, Cognition and Personality March 1, 1997 DOI: 10.2190/9vuv-wmp7-nkbl-62da (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Keywords | Dream Trait Recall Creativity State computer science Cognitive psychology Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 33 |
| Key findings | Argues that state factors (nocturnal awakenings, focusing on dreams in the morning) and trait factors (fantasy life, creativity, visual memory) together explain variability in dream recall, and proposes future research directions. |
Abstract
The first part of a two article series presented the hypotheses explaining the variation in dream recall, a model of the dream recall process and the empirical data concerning trait factors. The present article includes earlier data concerning state factors, new empirical data on how these influence dream recall, and some final conclusions. State factors such as nocturnal awakenings and focusing on dreams in the morning along with trait factors of fantasy life, creativity and visual memory all play an important part in explaining the variability in dream recall. Additionally, some suggestions for future research in explaining why there is such variability in our ability to recollect what we dreamt in a given night are presented.
Comparable studies
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|---|---|---|---|
| The cognitive neuroscience of lucid dreaming | 2019 | Review | |
| Sleep and dreaming are for important matters | 2013 | Review | |
| Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep Paralysis | 2020 | Review | |
| My Dream, My Rules: Can Lucid Dreaming Treat Nightmares? | 2019 | Review | |
| Dream Recall: State or Trait Variable? Part I: Model, Theories, Methodology and Trait Factors | 1996 | Review |
Citations in the library
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Cites 20
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- How Often Do Adults Recall Their Dreams? The International Journal of Aging and Human Development June 1, 1984
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- Dream Affect and the Menstrual Cycle The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease July 1, 1980
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