Gwendolyn and George attend the famous Dr.Shelmadine's "Hypnotism Show." Gwendolyn finds it to be an amazing demonstration of altered consciousness and marvels at how the hypnotized participants do exactly as instructed and are not embarrassed or uncomfortable.George disagrees; he believes the participants are simply going along with Dr.Shelmadine's suggestions because they think they should.Gwendolyn's view is most like the ____ theory of hypnosis,George's is most like the ____ theory.

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Gwendolyn's view that the hypnotized participants are in an altered state of consciousness and are following instructions is consistent with the state theory of hypnosis. On the other hand, George's belief that the participants are simply conforming to expectations is more in line with the role theory of hypnosis. Therefore, the best choice is B, where Gwendolyn's view is characterized as the state theory and George's view is characterized as the role theory.

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