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 when prompted by the examining psychiatrist suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve role-playing. This is because the students were not actually accused murderers, yet they were able to take on the role and personality of one under hypnosis.

College Students Were Asked to Pretend That They Were Accused