Continuity between waking life and dreaming: are all waking activities reflected equally often in dreams?
The present study investigated the frequency of cognitive activities such as writing, reading, and using a computer in comparison to activities like walking or talking with friends. Analysis indicated that focused thinking activity occurs rarely in dreams. The findings, thus, are consistent with the theory which holds that dreams reflect emotional concerns of the dreamer.
Schredl
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Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany.
D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D004325:Dreams / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011932:Reading; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013850:Thinking; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014851:Wakefulness; D016138:Walking; D014956:Writing