A test of the threat simulation theory - Replication of results in an independent sample

Sleep and Hypnosis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-46

  Valli, Katja ^a   Lenasdotter, Sophie ^b   MacGregor, Oskar ^b   Revonsuo, Antti ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dream content analysis; Evolutionary psychology; Function of dreaming; The threat simulation theory; Threatening events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DREAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RECOGNITION; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THREAT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 34548474879     PISSN: 13021192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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