De Koninck J, Brunette R
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Canada.
J Gen Psychol. 1991 Jul;118(3):185-200. doi: 10.1080/00221309.1991.9917780.
Twenty-four female subjects with a strong dislike of snakes slept for four nonconsecutive nights in the laboratory. They were divided into four groups of six, each group receiving a different presleep suggestion on Nights 3 and 4. On Nights 2, 3, and 4, before sleep, the subjects saw but did not have to touch a live snake and their dreams were collected for each REM period. The results showed that, when compared with the subjects who received the negative affect suggestions, subjects who received positive affect suggestions had significantly higher levels of positive emotions in their dreams, rated their own dreams as more pleasant, and had significantly lower levels of anxiety, sadness, and aggression. These results support the hypothesis that presleep suggestion can be an effective technique in influencing the affective dimension of the dream.
24名极度厌恶蛇的女性受试者在实验室中度过了四个不连续的夜晚。她们被分成四组，每组六人，在第三晚和第四晚每组接受不同的睡前暗示。在第二晚、第三晚和第四晚，睡前受试者观看但不必触摸一条活蛇，并在每个快速眼动睡眠期收集她们的梦境。结果显示，与接受负面影响暗示的受试者相比，接受正面影响暗示的受试者在梦境中具有显著更高水平的积极情绪，将自己的梦境评价为更愉快，并且焦虑、悲伤和攻击性水平显著更低。这些结果支持了如下假设：睡前暗示可能是影响梦境情感维度的一种有效技术。
