For a Moderately Hypnotizable Person, Which Use of Hypnosis Would

question 261

Multiple Choice

For a moderately hypnotizable person, which use of hypnosis would probably be most successful?

• A) for treating drug addiction
• B) for relief from pain
• C) for improving memory
• D) learning new skills more quickly

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Definitions:

Appearance-Reality Distinction

The cognitive skill to differentiate between how things appear and how they actually are, which develops in early childhood.

Metacognition

The awareness and understanding one has of their own thought processes, often used to improve learning and problem-solving skills.

Animism

The belief that inanimate objects are alive and have feelings and intentions; a characteristic of preoperational reasoning.

Lateralized

Pertains to the specialization of function in one hemisphere of the brain or the other.