You tell your friend Betty about a dream in which you were a giant cupcake.Betty says it means that you have an unconscious desire to drop out of college and become a baker.Betty's statement is describing the ________ content of the dream.

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Betty's statement about the unconscious desire to become a baker is a deeper, hidden meaning that is not obvious in the content of the dream. This interpretation corresponds to the latent content of the dream. The manifest content of the dream would simply be the imagery of being a giant cupcake. The activation-synthesis theory proposes that dreams are the brain's attempt to make sense of random neural activity, while consolidation refers to the process of strengthening memories during sleep and is not directly related to dream interpretation.

You Tell Your Friend Betty About a Dream in Which