A researcher investigated dream reports from 40 adults who were due to move home. For two weeks before and two weeks after the move, each participant used a voice recorder immediately after waking. The researcher coded each report. Participants also stated whether acting on an issue raised by a dream helped them deal with the move.
| Result | Two weeks before the move | Two weeks after the move |
|---|---|---|
| Mean percentage of each participant's dream reports that contained a problem linked to moving home | 48% | 13% |
| Number of participants who acted on an issue raised by a dream and said this helped them deal with the move | 22 | 5 |
Using a different result for each weakness, explain two weaknesses of the Activation Synthesis Theory 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.