The ___________ approach to dreaming predicts that a person who is placed in an isolation tank,which completely deprives them of external sensory stimulation,would experience an awake cognitive state very similar to dreaming.
A)problem-focused
B)activation-synthesis
C)cognitive
D)psychoanalytic

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The cognitive approach to dreaming suggests that dreams are a byproduct of our cognitive processing during sleep. This approach would predict that depriving a person of external sensory stimulation would cause their mind to generate internal cognitive stimulation similar to dreaming. The problem-focused approach is focused on solving problems during sleep, the activation-synthesis approach suggests that dreams are random neural activity, and the psychoanalytic approach emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts and desires in dreaming.

The ___________ Approach to Dreaming Predicts That a Person Who