A group of people are hypnotized and a second group simulates being hypnotized. Both groups are told to retie their shoes when they hear the phrase "be careful." The group simulating hypnosis retie their shoes only when the hypnotist says to "be careful," but the hypnotized group retie their shoes no matter who says to "be careful." In this example, which theory of hypnosis is supported?
a. ?role
b. ?state
c. ?engagement
d. ?activation-synthesis
ANSWER:
b
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