Which of the Following Does NOT Provide Evidence Supporting the Dissociation

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT provide evidence supporting the dissociation theory of hypnosis?

• A) brain imaging studies that show evidence of different brain activation patterns during hypnosis
• B) data showing faster colour naming during a Stroop test in subjects who were given a post-hypnotic suggestion that they would be seeing meaningless symbols rather than actual words
• C) data showing that individuals typically act the way they think a hypnotized person should act, even if their belief regarding hypnosis is incorrect
• D) data from a study in which individuals were given a post-hypnotic suggestion to feel disgust over a certain word, and then reported feeling disgust at that word

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Definitions:

Associative Learning

The process by which a connection is made between two stimuli or between a behavior and a response, often leading to a change in behavior.

Aversion

A strong feeling of dislike or disinclination towards something, often used in psychology to refer to a conditioned response to certain stimuli.

Rapid Conditioning

A process by which an organism quickly learns to associate a specific behavior with a particular outcome.

CS (Conditioned Stimulus)

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.