You Are Asked to Close Your Eyes and Told That

question 209

Multiple Choice

You are asked to close your eyes and told that your left arm is becoming more and more rigid and that it will not bend. If you cannot bend your arm during the next ten seconds, you have shown

• A)hypnopompic imaging.
• B)hypnotic susceptibility.
• C)a feature of concentrative meditation.
• D)transient narcolepsy.

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Definitions:

Traditional Sociology

The study of social behaviors, institutions, and functions using established theories and methodologies from the discipline's history.

Hyperreal

Baudrillard’s belief that people’s perceptions, as defined by media, lead to the sense of a simulated reality.

Simulation

The act of imitating the operation of a real-world process or system over time, often used for analysis, training, or entertainment.

Simulated Reality

suggests a hypothetical environment that is artificially created to emulate the real world in a convincing manner, often discussed in the context of technology and philosophy.