When a person takes a placebo for pain, the effect is imaginary, since there is no actual reduction in brain activity linked with pain

The person who discovered the modern phenomenon of hypnosis was

a. Freud. b. Barber. c. Hilgard. d. Mesmer. e. Adler.

Researchers believe that Guatemalan Mayan children were better able to remember the placement of 40 familiar objects in a play scene than their U.S. agemates because Mayan children

A) were more adept at relying on techniques such as spatial location and arrangement of objects. B) have better memory skills in practical, everyday situations. C) have better long-term memory. D) applied elaboration more effectively.