PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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: -Dreams Aid In Memory Consolidation The information-processing theory suggests that dreams are a way for the brain to process and make sense of the day’s events.

Detailed explanation-2: -Conservation of mass and length occurs around age 7, conservation of weight around age 9, and conservation of volume around 11. Piaget’s studies of conservation led him to observe the stages which children pass through when gaining the ability to conserve.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -According to Freud, the latent content of a dream is the hidden psychological meaning of the dream. This content appears in disguise symbolically and contains things that are hidden from conscious awareness, often because it may be upsetting or traumatic.

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