Question 1

People who carry out a suggestion not to smell or react to a bottle of ammonia held under their nose are likely to be highly responsive to

Accepted Answer

A)   dissociation.
B)   social influence.
C)   hypnotic induction.
D)   role playing.

Question 2

People become unresponsive to hypnosis if told that those who are highly gullible are easily hypnotized. This fact is most consistent with the theory that hypnosis

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A)   involves dissociation.
B)   involves conscious role playing.
C)   requires a rich fantasy life.
D)   requires selective attention.

Question 3

Instead of viewing hypnosis as simply role playing or as simply a matter of dissociation, researchers are using a ________ approach to explore hypnosis from complementary perspectives.

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A)   selective attention
B)   biopsychosocial
C)   neurological
D)   psychoanalytic

Question 4

Hypnotized people are no more likely to perform dangerous acts than those who are asked to simulate hypnosis. This fact is most consistent with

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A)   the neural activation theory.
B)   dissociation theory.
C)   divided consciousness.
D)   social influence theory. D

Question 5

Research has indicated that hypnosis

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A)   can force people to act against their will.
B)   can block sensory input.
C)   is helpful in overcoming alcohol addictions.
D)   enables some people to undergo surgery without anesthesia. D

Question 6

While Bev was hypnotized, her therapist suggested that during the next several days she would have a strong desire to eat well-balanced meals. The therapist was apparently making use of

Accepted Answer

A)   social influence.
B)   posthypnotic suggestion.
C)   hypnotic role playing.
D)   dissociation.

Question 7

Advocates of the social influence theory of hypnosis are likely to argue that

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A)   hypnosis is a unique state of consciousness.
B)   hypnotized people are simply enacting the role of "good hypnotic subjects."
C)   most hypnotized people are consciously faking hypnosis.
D)   hypnotic susceptibility is positively correlated with dissociation.

Question 8

When subjected to a painful medical procedure without the benefit of an anesthetic, a hypnotized person is most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)   show physiological activation of the sensory cortex.
B)   exhibit a brain-wave pattern similar to that of deep sleep.
C)   have no sensory experience of the pain-producing procedure.
D)   be unable to remember anything that occurred during the procedure.

Question 9

Dissociation refers to

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A)   a state of divided consciousness.
B)   refreshed memories.
C)   conscious enactment of a hypnotic role.
D)   nonconformity to social pressure. A

Question 10

Twenty-two-year-old Felicia scores high in hypnotic responsiveness as measured by the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale. Research suggests that Felicia may also have

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A)   below-average intelligence.
B)   an above-average ability to hypnotize others.
C)   difficulty keeping her attention focused on any specific task.
D)   a creative imagination.

Question 11

Research showed that research participants ordered to plunge their hands into what they think is acid, and then throw the "acid" in a research assistant's face, will

Accepted Answer

A)   refuse to do either, even when hypnotized.
B)   plunge their hands into the "acid" but will not throw it when hypnotized.
C)   plunge their hands into the "acid" and throw it in the assistant's face, but only when hypnotized.
D)   plunge their hands into the "acid" and throw it in the assistant's face, whether hypnotized or not.

Question 12

People hypnotized for pain relief may show activity in brain areas that receive pain sensations but not in brain areas that make us consciously aware of the pain. This most directly supports the theory that hypnosis involves

Accepted Answer

A)   imagination.
B)   indirect perception.
C)   dissociation.
D)   hallucinations.

Question 13

Evidence that people in a posthypnotic state have no difficulty consciously recalling everything they had experienced while under hypnosis would most clearly serve to challenge

Accepted Answer

A)   social influence theory.
B)   neural activation theory.
C)   dissociation theory.
D)   role playing.

Exam 9: A: Hypnosis

People who carry out a suggestion not to smell or react to a bottle of ammonia held under their nose are likely to be highly responsive to

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People become unresponsive to hypnosis if told that those who are highly gullible are easily hypnotized. This fact is most consistent with the theory that hypnosis

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Instead of viewing hypnosis as simply role playing or as simply a matter of dissociation, researchers are using a ________ approach to explore hypnosis from complementary perspectives.

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Hypnotized people are no more likely to perform dangerous acts than those who are asked to simulate hypnosis. This fact is most consistent with

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Research has indicated that hypnosis

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While Bev was hypnotized, her therapist suggested that during the next several days she would have a strong desire to eat well-balanced meals. The therapist was apparently making use of

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Advocates of the social influence theory of hypnosis are likely to argue that

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When subjected to a painful medical procedure without the benefit of an anesthetic, a hypnotized person is most likely to

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Dissociation refers to

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Twenty-two-year-old Felicia scores high in hypnotic responsiveness as measured by the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale. Research suggests that Felicia may also have

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Research showed that research participants ordered to plunge their hands into what they think is acid, and then throw the "acid" in a research assistant's face, will

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People hypnotized for pain relief may show activity in brain areas that receive pain sensations but not in brain areas that make us consciously aware of the pain. This most directly supports the theory that hypnosis involves

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Evidence that people in a posthypnotic state have no difficulty consciously recalling everything they had experienced while under hypnosis would most clearly serve to challenge

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Instead of viewing hypnosis as simply role playing or as simply a matter of dissociation, researchers are using a ________ approach to explore hypnosis from complementary perspectives.

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