AP PSYCHOLOGY

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BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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Prior to age 9, children’s dreams seem more like a slide show and less like an active story in which the dreamer is an actor. This best illustrates that the content of dreams reflects children’s
A
latent content.
B
change blindness
C
night terrors.
D
cognitive development.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Freud’s wish-fulfillment theory: dreams provide a “psychic safety valve” – expressing otherwise unacceptable feelings; contain manifest (remembered) content and a deeper layer of latent content (hidden meaning). consolidate our memories.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the theory of activation synthesis, circuits in the brain are activated during REM sleep. These brain circuits, in turn, help to activate areas of the limbic system. All of this internal activity is synthesized and interpreted by the brain. The signals are then given meaning via dream states.

Detailed explanation-3: -These theorists contend that the cognitive process that occurs during dreaming consolidates and stores information acquired during the day thus allowing us to maintain a smaller and more efficient brain. A good example of a dream interpretation that seems to make sense is the dream of losing teeth.

Detailed explanation-4: -The activation-synthesis theory is a neurobiological explanation of why we dream.

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