Which of the Following Is True of People Who Are

question 168

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of people who are actually hypnotized as compared with people who are pretending?

• A) when asked to sit down, pretenders look for a chair first; hypnotized people do not
• B) when told to experience anger, hypnotized people show physiological reactions, pretenders do not
• C) hypnotized people will imagine seeing someone sitting in a chair and also see the entire chair; pretenders do not report seeing the chair
• D) pretenders will report seeing a single individual in two places; hypnotized people will not report seeing the same person in two places

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Definitions:

Retinal Images

Visual representations formed on the retina by the lens of the eye, serving as the basis for visual perception.

Cataract

A medical condition where the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, leading to decreased vision and, if untreated, potentially blindness.

Brightness Constancy

the human visual system's ability to recognize the brightness of an object regardless of the amount of light it reflects.

Color Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon in which the colors of objects appear largely unchanged under varying lighting conditions.