You are watching a friend acting like a duck on stage at a hypnosis show.You lean over to the person sitting next to you and say,"She feels social pressure from the audience and hypnosis allows her to act like a duck." Your statement best illustrates the ____ theory of hypnosis.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement best illustrates the sociocognitive theory, which suggests that hypnosis is a social phenomenon that involves a combination of social pressure, expectations, and the individual's own beliefs about hypnosis. This theory emphasizes the role of cognitive and social factors, rather than an altered state of consciousness, in hypnosis. The mention of "social pressure from the audience" supports the idea of the sociocognitive theory.

You Are Watching a Friend Acting Like a Duck on Stage