Assessment of exploration-insight gains following ‘discussion’ of a dream using ChatGPT

Blagrove, Mark; Roklicer, Laura; Bueno, Jamie; Austin, Oscar; Foster, Harriet; Webb, Mea

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Assessment of exploration-insight gains following ‘discussion’ of a dream using ChatGPT

Mark Blagrove, Laura Roklicer, Jamie Bueno, Oscar Austin, Harriet Foster, Mea Webb

International Journal of Dream Research, Volume: 18, Issue: Supplement 1, Start page: S24

Swansea University Author: Mark Blagrove

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Edwards et al. (2013, 2015) showed that the Ullman technique of discussing dreams leads to similar scores on the exploration-insight subscale of the Gains from Dream Interpretation (GDI) questionnaire as occurs for exploration of dreams with a therapist. The Ullman technique uses a relatively atheor...

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Assessment of exploration-insight gains following ‘discussion’ of a dream using ChatGPT

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