According to the _____ theory of hypnosis, people who are hypnotized are not in any special state of consciousness but are simply highly motivated to respond to the social demands of the hypnotist and the situation.
A) neodissociation
B) imaginative suggestibility
C) social-cognitive
D) activation-synthesis

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The social-cognitive theory of hypnosis suggests that the hypnotized individual is not in any altered state of consciousness but rather, is actively trying to comply with the suggestions given by the hypnotist. In other words, the individual is highly motivated to respond to the social and situational cues around them.

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