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Analysis of dream contents by scaled and rated measurements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Jean-Michel Gaillard  and
Marc Phelippeau
Jean-Michel Gaillard*
Affiliation:
Clinique Psychiatrique, University of Geneva
Marc Phelippeau
Affiliation:
Clinique Psychiatrique, University of Geneva
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr J.-M. Gaillard, Clinique de Bel-Air, CH-1225 Chene-Bourg, Switzerland.
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Synopsis

The study was undertaken in order to test a dream-rating scale and to propose some modifications, especially for use in laboratory situations, where the effect of a given experimental factor is to be assessed on mental activity in sleep. Dreams collected from normal subjects under EEG monitoring were analysed in detail in order to establish definitions for each rating point of each dimension of the rating scale. The scoring of a second set of dreams by two judges using this scale resulted in an inter-rater agreement significantly above the level of chance agreement.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 1977 , pp. 275 - 282
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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