Deck 9: A: Hypnosis

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

involves conscious role playing.

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

hypnotic induction.

Question 3

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

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.

Answer 3

show physiological activation of the sensory cortex.

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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 7

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

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 8

Dissociation refers to

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

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.

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

Question 12

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

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 13

Research has indicated that hypnosis

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.