Participants in the "hidden observer" demonstrations placed their arms in painfully cold water. Researchers found that highly hypnotized participants
A) reported experiencing no pain.
B) could only experience pain after the experimenter told them they could.
C) left their arm in the water, but reported through their "hidden observer" that the experience was painful.
D) experienced no pain while hypnotized, but recalled the pain after the hypnosis was over.

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Highly hypnotized participants in the "hidden observer" demonstrations left their arm in the painfully cold water, but reported through their "hidden observer" that the experience was painful. This suggests that while they were able to endure the physical discomfort, they were still aware of the sensation and thus experienced it on some level.

Participants in the "Hidden Observer" Demonstrations Placed Their Arms in Painfully