Tests of Susceptibility to Hypnosis

question 11

Multiple Choice

Tests of susceptibility to hypnosis

• A) include the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale .
• B) are administered by stage hypnotists at the very beginning of their act.
• C) are, in effect, tests of a subject's problem-solving abilities.
• D) were initially developed by Franz Mesmer .

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