Mesmer's Idea of Animal Magnetism

question 102

Multiple Choice

Mesmer's idea of animal magnetism

• A) worked because magnets redirected patients' flow of blood.
• B) made physicians and scientists associate hypnosis with eccentrics.
• C) was based on the idea that hypnosis is a state of enhanced suggestibility.
• D) induced hypnotic trances, which redistributed brain activity.

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Definitions:

Composition

The combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole, especially in mathematics where functions are combined.

Function

A mathematical relationship where each input has a single output, often expressed as f(x).

Domain

All the conceivable values that can be inputted into a function.

Composition

In mathematics, the act of applying one function to the result of another to produce a third function; it's the combining of two functions where the output of one becomes the input of the other.