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Suppose Someone Concluded That Out-Of-Body Experiences (OBEs) Can Be Explained

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Suppose someone concluded that out-of-body experiences (OBEs) can be explained in natural terms, such as a sort of illusion or hallucination produced by the brain when the mental processes for constructing the experience of being "in the body" have been disrupted. This explanation of OBE in natural, psychological terms is MOST consistent with:


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Perceptions

The processes by which individuals interpret and organize sensory information to give it meaning.

Moods

Long-lasting emotional states that do not have an identifiable triggering stimulus and affect feelings and behaviors.

Latent Content

The underlying, unconscious meaning or symbolism of dreams, as opposed to their manifest content, or storyline.

Manifest Content

In psychoanalytic theory, the literal surface meaning or storyline of a dream, as remembered by the dreamer.

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