A Fairly Recent Approach to Understanding Hypnosis, the __________________Theory, Explains

question 72

Multiple Choice

A fairly recent approach to understanding hypnosis, the __________________theory, explains hypnosis by emphasizing the degree to which beliefs and expectations contribute to increased suggestibility.

• A) cognitive-perceptual
• B) dissociation
• C) hidden observer
• D) social-cognitive

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Definitions:

Psychophysics

The branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they produce.

Signal-detection Theory

A psychological theory that describes how individuals differentiate between informative signals and background noise in the environment.

Response Bias

A tendency for participants to respond to questions or tasks in a particular way that is not directly related to the content of the questions or tasks.

Sensory Capacity

The maximum amount of sensory information that an individual can process at any given time.