When Tawny is asked to write down her dreams as a class assignment, she is bothered by the fact that her dreams often seem to jump randomly from scene to scene with little meaning. What theory best explains her dreams?
A) activation-synthesis
B) dreams-for-survival
C) sociocultural theory
D) Freudian

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The activation-synthesis theory suggests that dreams are the result of random neural activity in the brain, which is then interpreted and synthesized into a story by the dreaming brain. This can explain why Tawny's dreams seem to jump randomly from scene to scene with little meaning.

When Tawny Is Asked to Write Down Her Dreams as a Class