Regarding hypnosis and its uses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. Hypnosis has no more effect on physical strength than instructions that encourage a person to make his or her best effort.
b. No state has barred persons from testifying in court if they were hypnotized to improve their memory of the crime they witnessed.
c. When a person is told not to remember something heard during hypnosis, a brief memory loss does actually seem to occur.
d. Most theorists now believe that "age­regressed" subjects are only acting out a suggested role.


ANSWER: b

Psychology

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