Summarize the various theories of hypnosis
What will be an ideal response?
One explanation of hypnosis is that it is a trance state. In other words, it is an altered state of awareness involving increased suggestibility. Suggestibility is the tendency for someone to comply with someone else's suggestions. Hilgard described hypnosis in terms of neodissociation theory in which a subject's consciousness is split into two components, one of which complies with the hypnotist while the other assumes the role of hidden observer. Another view of hypnosis is that it involves the social demands of the situation. This role-playing model views hypnosis as a social
relationship between the hypnotist and the person playing the role of a "good" subject.
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The ethical principle of _____ means that participants must be told the true purpose and nature of an experiment after it is over.
A) informed consent B) debriefing C) protection from harm D) freedom from coercion
Dimitri believes that girls can be firefighters and boys can be caregivers for their children. Dimitri's beliefs illustrate
A) androgyny. B) gender-stereotype flexibility. C) gender constancy. D) gender stability.
Individuals having erotic dreams are likely to experience
A. homosexual activities. B. nocturnal emissions. C. sexual dysfunction. D. nocturnal enuresis.
From 1932 to 1997, the median IQ score among children in the United States __________.
A. increased B. decreased C. fluctuated D. stayed the same