Morgan Had a Dream in Which His Boss Appeared at His

question 149

Multiple Choice

Morgan had a dream in which his boss appeared at his front door, wearing polka-dot pajamas, and asked to borrow a xylophone. Morgan is convinced the dream represents an unconscious desire to quit his current job. According to Freud, Morgan's unconscious desire to quit his current job would represent

• A) the latent content of the dream.
• B) the manifest content of the dream.
• C) an interpretation of random neural activity in lower brain centers.
• D) an attempt to work through problems he is currently experiencing in his life.

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Definitions:

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