According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreams, a dream represents the brain's effort to:
A) thinking that takes place under unusual conditions
B) make sense of sparse and distorted information
C) predict the future
D) bring up past events

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The activation-synthesis hypothesis suggests that during sleep, the brain receives random and sparse information from the senses, which it then tries to make sense of by synthesizing it into a coherent story or dream. Therefore, option B, making sense of sparse and distorted information, is the best choice.

According to the Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis of Dreams, a Dream Represents