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Title: Leroy tells his friend Marco, "Man, I had the weirdest dream last night. I dreamed I was ...
Post by: Catracho on Dec 12, 2018
Leroy tells his friend Marco, "Man, I had the weirdest dream last night. I dreamed I was riding on a gigantic purple swan flying over a lake filled with blood, and every few seconds a group of blind fish would pop their heads out of the water and sing "Auld Lang Syne" in harmony" According to the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming, what does Leroy's dream mean?
 
Leroy's dream means absolutely nothing.
 
Leroy is struggling to find a solution to a personal problem.
 
Leroy is worried about his financial situation.
 
Leroy is trying to think through the events of his day.


Title: Re: Leroy tells his friend Marco, "Man, I had the weirdest dream last night. I dreamed I was ...
Post by: bio_man on Dec 13, 2018
According to this theory, dreams reflect random brain stem activity and the cortex's inherent tendency to try to make sense of these ambiguous signals. Hence, the first option.