In a famous research report, a number of hypnotically age-regressed individuals were able to remember the day of the week on which their 4th or 10th birthday occurred. What question would a psychological detective have asked about the study before accepting the results as indicating that hypnotic age regression had occurred?
a) How old were the research participants?
b) Were any of the children diagnosed as suffering a psychological disorder?
c) Were the research participants sufficiently relaxed when the study began?
d) Would the same results have occurred if the researcher was not a proponent of hypnosis?
D
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