Gosh, I would think of this as an ordinary memory cue. One idea about why we don't recall dreams all that often is that we're in a different state, and thus access to the memories of the dreams is inhibited. But given the proper stimulus, we can access the memory.
Why associate it at all with hypnosis? Dreams are not hypnotic "states" (if indeed there be such things). m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- ________________________________ From: Rick Froman [mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:13 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Remembering dreams I have a colleague (in the English department) who is writing a book and the current part involves a technique for remembering dreams. She said she was told by a psychologist that she should find various items around the room that she would be most likely to see when she wakes up and make a conscious association between these things (like a ceiling fan or a poster or a clock) and remembering dreams such that when she saw the item she would remember to remember her dream. The psychologist called this a post hypnotic suggestion but her editor doesn't think this is a really accurate term for this technique. The psychologist evidently thought this association was a type of self-hypnosis and the remembering of the dream would then be the result of a post hypnotic suggestion. What do you think? Is that an accurate term or can you think of a better way to label this technique (is it just an "association")? Thanks, Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479)524-7295 http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
