Question

Brandon got hypnotized at a student life activity as part of a performance. The crowd laughed as Brandon was told by the hypnotist to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in Martian. Afterward, his friends speculated that Brandon was not faking hypnosis but that he was behaving as he expected hypnotized people to behave. This represents the __________ theory of hypnosis.

Answer 1

Sociocognitive.

Step-by-step explanation:

As the exercise suggests, the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis states that the people being hypnotized is not actually being controlled, but rather they behave in ways that they think being hyonotized is. Just like in the example: Brandon got hypnotized and was told by the hypnotist to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in Martian. Afterward, his friends speculated that Brandon was not faking hypnosis but that he was behaving as he expected hypnotized people to behave.