The Group Commissioned to Investigate the Validity of Mesmer's Claims

question 33

Multiple Choice

The group commissioned to investigate the validity of Mesmer's claims concerning animal magnetism concluded that:

• A)Mesmer's claims were valid
• B)there was no such thing as animal magnetism
• C)any positive results from Mesmer's treatments were due to the imagination
• D)there was no such thing as animal magnetism and any positive results from Mesmer's treatments were due to the imagination

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