In Hypnosis Studies Examining Pain Tolerance, When Hypnotized Participants Are

question 26

Multiple Choice

In hypnosis studies examining pain tolerance, when hypnotized participants are asked if there is another part of them that is more aware than their hypnotized part, this "hidden observer" typically reports experiencing

• A)less pain than when asked under standard hypnotic procedures
• B)more pain than when asked under standard hypnotic procedures
• C)roughly the same level of pain than when asked under standard hypnotic procedures
• D)less pain than when the person is not even hypnotized

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Definitions:

Feature Detectors

Neurons in the brain that identify specific characteristics of a stimulus, such as angles or movement.

Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual information, located in the back of the brain.

Hubel and Wiesel

Neurophysiologists known for their studies of the visual cortex, which showed how certain brain cells respond to edges, lines, and movements, leading to the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Feature Detector

Neurons in the brain that are responsible for detecting specific features of the environment, such as lines, edges, or movement.