Why Do We Dream?

Humans have discovered the definitive reason that we have dreams.

• True

• False

This doctor's theory of dreaming holds that the images in our dreams have symbolic meanings which relate to our subconscious wishes.

• Carl Jung

• Wilhelm Reich

• Sigmund Freud

The "Continuation Activation Theory" of dreams holds that you dream in order to:

• Keep your brain active when sensory input is low

• Figure out difficult problems from the day before

• Remember important things in the morning

• All of the above

Keeping your fight or flight instincts sharp is one of the reasons we dream, according to which theory?

• Continual Activation Theory

• Primitive Instinct Rehearsal Theory

• Reverse Learning Theory

• The Committee of Sleep Theory

According to the results of one research study, a person will be able to get through a 3D virtual maze the fastest on their second attempt at it if they:

• Take a nap but don't dream anything between their first and second attempts at getting through the 3D maze

• Think very hard about the 3D maze between their first and second attempts at getting through it

• Think of something entirely different between their first and second attempts at getting through the 3D maze

• Take a nap and dream about the 3D maze between the first and second attempt at getting through it

Which theory (or theories) of dreaming do you believe is the best explanation for why we dream?

• We dream to rehearse

• We dream to keep our brain working

• We dream to forget

• We dream to remember

• We dream to fulfil our wishes