According to Hobson's activation-synthesis theory of dreaming, dream content reflects
A) repressed feelings of inferiority.
B) random brain stem activity and the cortex's inherent tendency to try to make sense of these ambiguous signals.
C) an interplay between the thalamus and hypothalamus.
D) lucid impulses acting on repressed discharges.
E) REM activity in conflict with alpha.
Answer: B
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