Gerdie volunteers for a demonstration on hypnosis.The hypnotist makes a series of suggestions to her,and she appears to enter a hypnotic state.The hypnotist then asks her to perform a series of silly behaviors,and she appears to willingly engage in these.The hypnotist then tells her to forget all that she did on stage.Later,she appears to have forgotten.Her forgetting is due to the effects of:
A) delusions induced by the hypnotist
B) posthypnotic suggestions
C) unconscious forgetting
D) nothing; she really does remember

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Gerdie's forgetting is due to the effects of posthypnotic suggestions, which are suggestions given during hypnosis to be acted upon after the hypnotic state has ended. This is a common phenomenon in hypnosis. The other options are incorrect because there is no indication of delusions, unconscious forgetting, or that she really does remember.

Gerdie Volunteers for a Demonstration on Hypnosis