Self-reported effects of dreams on waking-life creativity: An empirical study

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-46

  Schredl, Michael ^a   Erlacher, Daniel ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Creativity; Dream recall; Dreaming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; DREAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STUDENT; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; CREATIVENESS; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 33847659173     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.141.1.35-46     Document Type: Article

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