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6.2 Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming

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Question 11

Callum dreams that he is wandering through a busy night market lit by rows of coloured lanterns.

According to Activation Synthesis Theory, what does the thalamus contribute to Callum's dream?

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A

It relays signals inside the brain that become the dream's images.

B

It fires the random bursts that start the activity in REM sleep.

C

It supplies familiar places in the scene from Callum's stored memories.

D

It attaches emotion to the scene, especially any fear Callum feels.

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6.2 Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /6.2 Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming

81 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 6.2 Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming, covering 6.2.1 Freudian dreaming: unconscious and repression, 6.2.2 Freudian dreaming: wish fulfilment and dream content; criticisms, 6.2.3 Freudian Theory research study: Freud (1918), 6.2.4 Activation Synthesis: REM sleep and the brain, 6.2.5 Activation Synthesis: pons, cortex and synthesis; criticisms, and 6.2.6 Activation Synthesis research study: Williams et al. (1992). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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