To test whether hypnotized subjects might do anything they would ordinarily refuse to do, a researcher asked hypnotized people to pick up a venomous snake and to do other dangerous acts. Why were the results difficult to interpret?
a. Although they did the dangerous acts, so did many people who were not hypnotized.
b. Although they did the dangerous acts, most of these participants were mental patients.
c. Although they refused to do the dangerous acts, they were not deeply hypnotized.
d. Although they refused to do the dangerous acts, the hypnotist was not trying very hard.
a
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