Which of the following is NOT a reason that stage hypnotists can get people to do strange things on stage?
a. The "hypnotized" volunteers don't want to "spoil the act" while on stage.
b. Stage hypnotists use tricks and deception, which the audience does not seem to question.
c. The audience response tends to bring out the "ham" in the volunteers.
d. The volunteers are experiencing a dissociative state of hypnosis.
ANSWER: d
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