When dreaming is believing: the (motivated) interpretation of dreams.

Volume: 96, Issue: 2, Pages: 249 - 264
Published: Jan 1, 2009
Abstract
This research investigated laypeople's interpretation of their dreams. Participants from both Eastern and Western cultures believed that dreams contain hidden truths (Study 1) and considered dreams to provide more meaningful information about the world than similar waking thoughts (Studies 2 and 3). The meaningfulness attributed to specific dreams, however, was moderated by the extent to which the content of those dreams accorded with...
Paper Details
Title
When dreaming is believing: the (motivated) interpretation of dreams.
Published Date
Jan 1, 2009
Volume
96
Issue
2
Pages
249 - 264
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