The Role-Playing Theory of Hypnosis Offered by Barber and Spanos

question 180

Multiple Choice

The role-playing theory of hypnosis offered by Barber and Spanos suggests that the hypnotized subject

• A) actually fakes the hypnotic state.
• B) enters into a trance and acts out suggestions.
• C) knows that he or she is only pretending.
• D) is in a normal state but acts out the role of a hypnotized person.

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