AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Your friend insists that she rarely has dreams. What is the most likely explanation for this situation?
A
She probably has dreams every night, but only rarely remembers her dreams.
B
She probably uses barbiturates to help her sleep every night.
C
This is normal; most people never dream.
D
She stays up too late at night and gets up too early in the morning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your friend insists that she rarely has dreams. What is the most likely explanation for this situation? A. She probably has dreams every night, but only rarely remembers her dreams.

Detailed explanation-2: -CONSENSUS STATEMENT Adults should sleep 7 or more hours per night on a regular basis to promote optimal health.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sigmund Freud’s theory that dreams represent unconscious wishes that dreamers desire to see fulfilled.

Detailed explanation-4: -In his book The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud suggested that the content of dreams is related to wish fulfillment. Freud believed that the manifest content of a dream, or the actual imagery and events of the dream, served to disguise the latent content or the unconscious wishes of the dreamer.

Detailed explanation-5: -REM sleep periods become longer. What can sleep scientists say about people who do not get enough sleep? Their cortisol levels increase.

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