Regarding Hypnosis and Its Uses, Which of the Following Statements

question 57

Multiple Choice

Regarding hypnosis and its uses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Hypnosis has no more effect on physical strength than instructions that encourage a person to make his or her best effort.
• B) No state has barred persons from testifying in court if they were hypnotized to improve their memory of the crime they witnessed.
• C) When a person is told not to remember something heard during hypnosis, a brief memory loss does seem to occur.
• D) Most theorists now believe that "age-regressed" subjects are only acting out a suggested role.

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