Roy tells his friends Helen and Joe about the dream he had. He dreamed that trains were zooming into tunnels and rockets were firing! Helen tells Roy that his dream is only a meaningless, random by-product of REM sleep, while Joe tells Roy that his dream is a way of satisfying his unconscious urges. Helen is taking the __________ perspective, while Joe is taking the __________ perspective on dreaming.

A. activation-synthesis theory; wish fulfillment
B. wish fulfillment; activation-synthesis theory
C. lucid dreaming; mesmerism
D. mesmerism; lucid dreaming


Answer: A

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