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Unit 2 – Biological Basis of Behavior
Topic 2.9
How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis differ from Freud’s wish-fulfillment theory with regard to dreaming?
Both theories suggest that dreams represent unfulfilled wishes.
Activation-synthesis believes dreams are conscious desires; Freud sees them as random brain activity.
Activation-synthesis suggests dreams are by-products of brain activation; Freud believed dreams were unconscious desires.
Both theories believe that dreams have no significant meaning.
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