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Question 1

what is hypnosis?

Answer 1

a systematic procedure that typically produces a heightened state of suggestibility.
people differ in how well they respond to hypnotic induction

Question 2

what are some prominent hypnotic phenomena?

Answer 2

• anaesthesia
• disinhibitions
• sensory distortions and hallucinations
• posthypnotic suggestions and amnesia

Question 3

what are the two theories of hypnosis?

Answer 3

role-playing and altered consciousness

Question 4

what is role-playing?

Answer 4

hypnosis produces a normal mental state in which suggestible people act out the role of a hypnotic subject and behave as they think hypnotised people are supposed to.
- effects have been duplicated or exaggerated by non-hypnotised subjects
- situational factors lead suggestible subjects to act out a role

Question 5

what is altered consciousness?

Answer 5

disassociation; splitting off of mental processes into two separate, simultaneous streams of awareness.
- divided consciousness is a common experience