Which approach to dreaming suggests that our dreams are simply a modification of the thinking that occurs when we are awake?
A) the neurocognitive approach
B) the psychoanalytic approach
C) the lucid dreaming approach
D) the activation-synthesis approach
Answer: A
Rationale: Sleep researcher Rosalind Cartwright has proposed the problem-solving theory—the theory that thoughts and concerns are continuous from waking to sleeping, and that dreams may function to facilitate finding solutions to problems encountered while awake.
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