Question

According to the Critical Thinking box "Is Hypnosis a Special State of Consciousness?" the _____ suggests that hypnotized subjects are responding to social demands by acting the way they think good hypnotized subjects should act and by conforming to expectations and situational cues.

Answer 1

Social cognitive

Explanation:

The social cognitive theory describes the influences of individuals' experiences, actions of others and environmental factors individuals' health behavior. SCT provides social support for the person through self-efficacy and observational learning.

There are many key components related to the personal behavior change such as:

• Self-efficacy
• Behavioral capability
• expectations
• expectancies
• self-control
• observational learning
• reinforcements