The Role-Playing Model of Hypnosis Proposes That the Effects of Hypnosis

question 156

Multiple Choice

The role-playing model of hypnosis proposes that the effects of hypnosis can best be understood in terms of _____.

• A)a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person who assumes the role of a "good" subject by following the hypnotist's directions and suggestions
• B)a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person who enters a trance state that is marked by an increase in their suggestibility
• C)a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person that leads to a dissociative state on the part of the hypnotic subject
• D)a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person that leads the hypnotic subject to engage in imaginative responses to the hypnotist's suggestions
• E)a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person that leads the hypnotic subject to remain detached from the experience, but aware of the experience and everything that happens

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