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Author:   G.William Domhoff
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1996 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.600kg
ISBN:  

9780306451720

ISBN 10:   0306451727
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   31 May 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Scientific Study of Dream Content.- 2. The Hall/Van de Castle System of Content Analysis.- 3. The Quality of the Data.- 4. Nonnative Findings on American College Students.- 5. Age Differences in Dream Reports.- 6. Cross-Cultural Studies of Dream Content.- 7. Consistency and Change in Long Dream Series.- 8. The Continuity between Dreams and Waking Life in Individuals and Groups.- 9. The Repetition Dimension in Dreams and Waking Cognition.- Appendix A. Coding Rules for the Hall/Van de Castle System of Quantitative Dream Content Analysis.- The Classification and Coding of Characters.- The Classification and Scoring of Social Interactions.- The Classification and Coding of Activities.- The Classification and Coding of Striving: Success and Failure.- The Classification and Coding of Misfortunes and Good Fortunes.- The Classification and Coding of Emotions.- The Classification and Coding of Physical Surroundings.- The Classification and Coding of Descriptive Elements.- Two Quasi-Theoretical Scales: Food and Eating and Elements from the Past.- Appendix B. The Coding of a Sample Dream Series.- Dream 1.- Dream 2.- Dream 3.- Dream 4.- Dream 5.- Dream 6.- Dream 7.- Dream 8.- Dream 9.- Dream 10.- Appendix C. Instructions for Reporting Dreams in Written Form.- Instructions for Obtaining “Most Recent Dreams”.- Appendix D. Statistical Appendix.- Determining and Understanding Effect Size: h.- Determining Significance Levels.- Determining Confidence Intervals.- Conclusion.- Appendix E. Normative Tables.- References.

Reviews

'The best single account ever written of dream-content research...this book is one that no one with even a passing interest in dream phenomena can afford to miss.' David Foulkes 'Written in a clear style...the chapters are well rounded with conclusions that integrate the most important results and relationships. Calvin Hall would have been delighted reading this book, which has convincingly continued and developed his ingenious work.' Dreaming, December 1997

`The best single account ever written of dream-content research....this book is one that no one with even a passing interest in dream phenomena can afford to miss.' David Foulkes `Written in a clear style...the chapters are well rounded with conclusions that integrate the most important results and relationships. Calvin Hall would have been delighted reading this book, which has convincingly continued and developed his ingenious work.' Dreaming, December 1997

The best single account ever written of dream-content research....this book is one that no one with even a passing interest in dream phenomena can afford to miss.' David Foulkes Written in a clear style...the chapters are well rounded with conclusions that integrate the most important results and relationships. Calvin Hall would have been delighted reading this book, which has convincingly continued and developed his ingenious work.' Dreaming, December 1997

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