Schneider & Domhoff take a statistical and objective approach to the study of dreams. Individual dream reports are collected in sleep laboratories, college classrooms or from individuals who are keeping a dream journal for personal reasons. The dreams are not interpreted but are analysed using a content analysis system that was originally developed by Calvin Hall in order to find consistencies. Domhoff advises that 100-120 dream reports in each sample are necessary for findings to be reliable. Continue reading »