The neurocognitive hypothesis of dreaming suggests that
A) the symbols and metaphors in a dream disguise a person's true unresolved problems.
B) dreams are usually about our everyday problems and may even help us to solve those problems.
C) there is no purpose to dreaming; dreams occur because of random brainstem signals.
D) we are more likely to dream about good things that happen to us than about our problems.
Answer: B
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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