You Are Attending a Demonstration in Which a Hypnotist Tries

question 111

Multiple Choice

You are attending a demonstration in which a hypnotist tries to hypnotize volunteers from the audience. After using a hypnotic induction, 9 out of 10 volunteers appear to be in some kind of altered state. What is the most likely explanation for why the one volunteer was unaffected by the hypnotic induction?

• A)they have a low susceptibility to hypnosis
• B)they are too intelligent to be hypnotized
• C)they were not paying attention to the hypnotic induction
• D)they are not intelligent enough to be hypnotized
• E)none of these explanations make sense

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