Orne and Evans discovered that unhypnotized subjects performed the same dangerous acts as hypnotized subjects. This finding is most consistent with the theory that hypnosis involves

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The finding that unhypnotized participants performed the same dangerous acts as hypnotized participants suggests that hypnosis may involve conscious role-playing rather than dissociation or posthypnotic suggestion. This supports the idea that individuals may act out hypnotic suggestions because they are following social cues or expectations rather than being in a separate, dissociated state. Therefore, choice D, which suggests conscious role-playing, is the most consistent with this finding.

Orne and Evans Discovered That Unhypnotized Subjects Performed the Same