Experiments Designed to Examine the Effectiveness of Various Treatments for Pain

question 514

Multiple Choice

Experiments designed to examine the effectiveness of various treatments for pain have found that

• A)hypnosis is effective at reducing pain, but other psychological techniques such as imagery are not
• B)hypnosis is not effective at reducing pain, but other psychological techniques such as imagery are
• C)both hypnosis and other psychological techniques such as imagery are effective at reducing pain
• D)neither hypnosis nor other psychological techniques such as imagery are effective at reducing pain

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