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University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

1965

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The Relationship Between Daydreams And Manifest Needs, Donald Cooper Watkins Jan 1965

The Relationship Between Daydreams And Manifest Needs, Donald Cooper Watkins

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

For many years psychologists have been interested in studying methods by which it is possible to assess the presence and strengths of needs (drives) within the human being. In particular, is has long been felt that the needs of an individual are expressed in his daydreams or fantasies. The purpose of the present study was, then, to investigate empirically the relationship between reported daydreaming behavior and manifest needs.