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Bobby agreed to be hypnotized during a comedy routine. While hypnotized, he stood on his chair and crowed like a rooster. Later, when his friends asked why he did this, Bobby replied that he didn't know, it must have been because he was hypnotized. What theory best explains his behavior? a. the hidden observer theory of hypnosis b. the social-cognitive explanation of hypnosis c. the biological theory of hypnosis d. the behavioral theory of hypnosis

Name: Problem 17, Chapter 4: Psychology
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   Bobby agreed to be hypnotized during a comedy routine. While hypnotized, he stood on his chair and crowed like a rooster. Later, when his friends asked why he did this, Bobby replied that he didn't know, it must have been because he was hypnotized. What theory best explains his behavior?
a. the hidden observer theory of hypnosis
b. the social-cognitive explanation of hypnosis
c. the biological theory of hypnosis
d. the behavioral theory of hypnosis

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Bobby agreed to be hypnotized during a comedy routine. While hypnotized, he stood on his chair and crowed like a rooster. Later, when his friends asked why he did this, Bobby replied that he didn't know, it must have been because he was hypnotized. What theory best explains his behavior? a. the hidden observer theory of hypnosis b. the social-cognitive explanation of hypnosis c. the biological theory of hypnosis d. the behavioral theory of hypnosis

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Social-Cognitive Explanation of Hypnosis

This approach conceptualizes hypnosis not as a special or altered state of consciousness, but as a result of normal psychological processes. It emphasizes that individuals engage in role-playing and adhere to social expectations or cues during hypnosis, leading them to perform behaviors that align with what they believe is expected of them. This theory accounts for changes in behavior as arising from cognitive factors such as beliefs, expectations, and social compliance, rather than from an underlying hypnotic state.

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