The Idea That Dreams Are the Cortex's Attempt to Make

question 46

Multiple Choice

The idea that dreams are the cortex's attempt to make sense out of bursts of general firing from lower brain centers is the core of

• A)the wish fulfillment theory of dreaming.
• B)the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming.
• C)the problem-solving theory of dreaming.
• D)no current theory of dreaming.

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