In One Study, One Group of College Students Were Hypnotized

question 182

Multiple Choice

In one study, one group of college students were hypnotized while another group pretended to be hypnotized. What did some of the hypnotized subjects do that none of the pretenders did?

• A) report puzzlement at seeing the same person in two places at once
• B) tolerate sharp pain
• C) make themselves stiff enough to balance their head on one chair and their feet on another
• D) show signs of anger or other emotions when instructed to feel them

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Definitions:

Psychosexual Stage

A concept in Freudian psychology referring to the series of developmental stages children go through, where each stage is characterized by the erogenous zone that is the source of a child's psychosexual energy.

Latency Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development occurring from age six to puberty, characterized by a decrease in sexual interest and activity.

Anal Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development where a child's focus is on controlling bladder and bowel movements.

Oedipus Complex

In psychoanalysis, a conflict occurring in the phallic (Oedipal) stage, in which a child desires the parent of the other sex and views the same-sex parent as a rival.