Which of the following phenomena provides the strongest evidence supporting the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis?
A)brain imaging studies that show evidence of different brain activation patterns during hypnosis
B)data showing faster color naming during a Stroop test in subjects who were given a posthypnotic suggestion that they would be seeing meaningless symbols rather than actual words
C)data showing that individuals typically act as they think a hypnotized person should act, even if their belief regarding hypnosis is incorrect
D)data from a study in which individuals were given a posthypnotic suggestion to feel disgust over a certain word and then reported feeling disgust at that word

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The sociocognitive theory of hypnosis suggests that hypnotic experiences result from expectations and social interactions rather than altered states of consciousness. Choice C, which highlights how individuals act based on their beliefs about how a hypnotized person should act, directly supports this theory by emphasizing the role of cognitive and social expectations in the hypnotic experience.

Which of the Following Phenomena Provides the Strongest Evidence Supporting