College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murderers. Under hypnosis, they typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist. This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve

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The fact that college students were able to express a second personality under hypnosis when prompted by the examining psychiatrist strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve role playing. This implies that the second personality that individuals with this disorder exhibit may not be genuine, but rather a product of their conscious or unconscious attempts to play a certain role or portray a certain image.

College Students Were Asked to Pretend That They Were Accused