Final answer:
The correct answer is (B) Extension of waking life, which suggests that dreams mirror our waking thoughts and emotions, as reflected in the research by Rosalind Cartwright. Option b
Step-by-step explanation:
The dream theory that suggests our dreams reflect the same thoughts, fears, and concerns present when we are awake is called (B) Extension of waking life. This theory, as proposed by sleep and dreaming researcher Rosalind Cartwright, contrasts with Freud's belief that dreams provide a window into our unconscious mind and Jung's theory of collective unconscious.
Cartwright's view has found empirical support and suggests that the content of our dreams can be reflective of our waking concerns and emotions, such as in studies with women going through divorce where there was a correlation between waking thoughts and dream content.
Other theories, such as the activation-synthesis theory developed by Alan Hobson, describe dreams as the brain's attempt to make sense of random neural activity during REM sleep. However, this does not align with the 'Extension of waking life' theory, which is more concerned with the reflective nature of dreams regarding our waking life. Option b