PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One theory of why we dream is that it is the result of random neuronal firings in the brain that our consciousness tries to put together called ____
A
activation synthesis
B
manifest content
C
cognitive theory
D
information processing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first theory is called the activation-synthesis theory. This theory states that during sleep, random brain activity occurs. These random neural firings then activate parts of the brain that would normally be interpreting sensory input.

Detailed explanation-2: -One prominent neurobiological theory of dreaming is the “activation-synthesis hypothesis, ‘’ which states that dreams don’t actually mean anything: they are merely electrical brain impulses that pull random thoughts and imagery from our memories.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lots of theories have been offered: dreams are used to regulate emotion, like dealing with fears; to consolidate memory, replaying things from your day to help remember them; to solve, or on the other hand to forget, real-world problems. Another theory suggests they help the brain predict its own future states.

Detailed explanation-4: -One prominent neurobiological theory of dreaming is the activation-synthesis theory, which states that dreams don’t actually mean anything. They are merely electrical brain impulses that pull random thoughts and imagery from our memories.

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