If You Are Planning to Bring a Hypnotist to Class

question 7

Multiple Choice

If you are planning to bring a hypnotist to class to demonstrate her skills, which student is likely to be the most successful under hypnosis?

• A) Elly, who is very narrowly focused
• B) James, who is the class clown and can fake hypnosis
• C) Julie, who wants to be hypnotized to perform acts of superhuman strength
• D) Mitch, who hopes the hypnotist can improve his memory dramatically under hypnosis

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Definitions:

Reactivity

The tendency of individuals to alter their performance or behavior due to the awareness that they are being observed.

Variability

describes the extent to which data points in a dataset differ from each other and from the average value.

Measurement Error

The difference between a measured value and the true value, owing to inaccuracies in data collection or interpretation.

Variability

The extent to which data points in a dataset differ from each other and from their average value, indicating the spread or dispersion in the dataset.