AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Marci dreams about being attacked by dogs. According to wish fulfillment theory, the manifest content of her dream is
A
That dogs represent student loans, which are consuming her life.
B
Being attacked by dogs.
C
The past memory of dogs.
D
The memory of a TV show about dogs.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Freud believed that the content of dreams is related to wish fulfillment and suggested that dreams have two types of content: manifest content and latent content. The manifest content is the actual literal subject matter of the dream while the latent content is the underlying meaning of these symbols.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, if you dreamed that you were being chased by an ominous creature through the dark streets of a strange city, that would be the manifest content of the dream. What that dream might actually mean, or the interpretation of its symbolic meaning, would be considered the latent content.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. The manifest content is the set of elements of the dream as they are recalled upon awakening by the dreamer.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Sigmund Freud, the manifest content refers to the part of the dream that is remembered after awakening. It is the remembered storyline of a dream with images, thoughts and contents. Sometimes the manifest content may be incorporates traces of previous days’ experiences and preoccupations.

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