Most Frequently Asked Questions
(longer list of FAQs also available) |
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I had a really interesting dream; can you interpret it? I'm having problems with nightmares; can you help? |
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No and no; that's not what we do. Sorry. |
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Why do we dream? Do dreams have a purpose? |
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No one knows for sure, but right now it looks like dreaming has no adaptive function. |
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Do you have a theory about dreaming? |
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We are developing a neurocognitive theory of dreams, which you can read about in The Scientific Study of Dreams. |
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Do you have any general information about dreams in your site? |
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We're mostly geared toward research -- and specifically content analysis -- but we have put together a longer list of FAQs that you may find useful. |
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I didn't find what I needed in your site. Can you point me to some other Web sites about dreams? |
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Sure. We have a page of links to sites that we recommend. |
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I did find what I needed in your site. How do I cite these pages as a reference in my research paper? |
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Here's what we recommend for an APA-style reference:
Schneider, A., & Domhoff, G. W.
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The Quantitative Study of Dreams. Retrieved
from http://www.dreamresearch.net/ |
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I'm a student; can you help me with my project? |
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Based on several years of responding to queries about dream projects for school, we've found that our method of quantitative content analysis doesn't work very well for middle-school or high-school science projects because it is not an experimental method. |
