Question

The idea that dreams are the by-product of random stimulation of brain cells, and that the brain attempts to combine this spontaneous activity into coherent patterns, is known as the _____ hypothesis of dreaming.
A. mobson-McHarley
B. activation-synthesis
C. random-convergent
D. brain stimulation

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Activation-synthesis

Explanation:

Dreams are images, thoughts, sensations, sounds or feelings that occur as one is sleeping. Due to their particularity dreams have been widely studied and analyzed according to different theories and hypotheses. One of the most relevant ones is the activation-synthesis hypothesis, this was proposed by Allan McCarley and Allan Hobson who claimed dreams are the result of brain spontaneous activity that occurs as people sleep as well as an attempt of the brain to organize and make this activity coherent which lead to images, sounds, etc. that are connected but still contain strange or illogical content. According to this, the hypothesis described refers to the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming.