Contrast the "State" and "Non-State" Views of Hypnosis, and Discuss

question 482

Essay

Contrast the "state" and "non-state" views of hypnosis, and discuss the evidence supporting each view.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus after it has been repeatedly associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A training technique in which two stimuli are paired repeatedly; the response initially caused by the second stimulus becomes triggered by the first stimulus after some time.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus after it has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.