To test the role-playing hypothesis of multiple personality disorder (MPD), Nicholas Spanos and colleagues have conducted analogue experiments in which they asked college students to play the role of an accused murderer. What have these studies shown?

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The studies by Nicholas Spanos and colleagues demonstrated that the symptoms of multiple personality disorder (now known as dissociative identity disorder) can be induced in individuals through hypnosis, supporting the idea that these symptoms can be role-played or suggested rather than being spontaneously occurring.

To Test the Role-Playing Hypothesis of Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD)