Which of the following findings challenges the Freudian interpretation of dreams?
A) People often dream during REM sleep, but they also dream during NREM sleep.
B) Newborn babies experience large amounts of REM sleep on a daily basis.
C) People deprived of REM sleep have difficulty with anxiety-provoking material.
D) People have longer periods of REM sleep as the night progresses.

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Freud believed that dreams were a form of wish fulfillment and symbols that reflected a person's unconscious desires and conflicts. However, newborn babies experience large amounts of REM sleep, but they do not have the cognitive or experiential ability to have deep unconscious desires or conflicts. This challenges the Freudian interpretation of dreams.

Which of the Following Findings Challenges the Freudian Interpretation of Dreams