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Question 1

dreams

Answer 1

• most are relatively mundane
• people dream a lot about sex, aggression and misfortune
• dreams are affected by what is going on in our lives
• the content of dreams can be affected by external stimuli experienced while dreaming

Question 2

the three theories of dreaming

Answer 2

1. Sigmund Freud; dreams as wish fulfilment
2. Cartwright; emphasises the problem-solving function of dreams
3. Hobson; dreams are merely a by-product of periodic neural activation.