A central idea in the description of hypnosis is the word:
A) suggestion.
B) sleep.
C) trance.
D) force.
Answer: A
Rationale: Hypnosis is a procedure of inducing a heightened state of suggestibility. According to this definition, hypnosis is about suggestibility, it is not a trance as is often portrayed.
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