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Stretched Dream Science: The Essential Contribution of Long-Term Naturalistic Studies

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Naturalistic observation has a lesser status than experiment in most sciences. In the field of dream study, practitioners of naturalistic and experimental disciplines coexist, with limited mutual respect. Long-term naturalistic observation, though, has unique sensitivities that make it the most effective or the only possible method for many important studies. While there are challenges to integrating naturalistic and experimental disciplines, there are possibilities, and there is a scientific imperative.

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Schmidt, D. Stretched Dream Science: The Essential Contribution of Long-Term Naturalistic Studies. Dreaming 9, 43–69 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021317026733

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