Carmella tells her friend that last night she dreamed she was asking her boss for a promotion. If Carmella's friend believes in the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming, which of the following is she likely to say about the dream?
a. "The latent content of the dream is more important than the manifest content."
b. "The dream is the result of random activity in the brain and has no deep symbolic meaning."
c. "The dream indicates that your brain is trying to figure out how to get you promoted."
d. "The dream is your brain's way of forming new memories."
Answer: B
Rationale: Because bursts of activity come from lower brain centers, the storyline of a dream typically seems disjointed and bizarre.
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