Hilgard and his colleagues hypnotized participants to believe they would not experience pain when they placed one hand in ice water. Although the participants reported no pain, they indicated pain by pressing a response button. This finding:

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This finding supports the divided-consciousness theory of hypnosis, which suggests that hypnosis causes a split in awareness and that one part of the consciousness is not aware of the pain due to hypnosis, while another part still responds to pain.

Hilgard and His Colleagues Hypnotized Participants to Believe They Would