Participants in hypnosis research were told the experimenter's machinery can determine if they are lying or not. These participants often failed to show posthypnotic amnesia. This finding is seen as evidence for
A) neodissociation theory.
B) psychoanalytic theories of hypnosis.
C) sociocognitive theories of hypnosis.
D) the "hidden observer" phenomenon.

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This finding supports sociocognitive theories of hypnosis, which suggest that behaviors observed during hypnosis, including the failure to show posthypnotic amnesia, are influenced by the individual's beliefs, expectations, and social context, rather than being due to an altered state of consciousness.

Participants in Hypnosis Research Were Told the Experimenter's Machinery Can