Psychologists irving kirsch and wayne braffman propose that many highly suggestible participants are just as responsive to suggestions when they have not been hypnotized as when they have been hypnotized. they note that hypnosis does not reflect a distinct brain state but rather individual differences in the degree to which a person is able to experience an imaginary state of affairs as if it were real. their explanation of hypnosis is called the:

Emily naturally blinks whenever her sister pretends she is going to poke her in the eye. her sister, a psychology major, then decides to have a little fun. she pairs the word “psychology” (neutral stimulus) with pretending to poke emily in the eye (unconditioned stimulus), which automatically makes emily blink (unconditioned response). soon, emily blinks as soon as she hears the word “psychology.” when emily blinks when hearing the word “psychology,” even when her sister does not pretend to poke her in the eye, the word “psychology’ is now the

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