In a study on whether people could pretend to be hypnotized, what did some of the hypnotized subjects do that the pretenders did not?
a. They made themselves stiff enough to balance with head on one chair and feet on another.
b. They tolerated brief sharp pain without flinching or screaming
c. They sat down when told to, without first checking to see whether a chair was present.
d. They expressed puzzlement at seeing one person in two places.
d
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a. Paige, a 89 year old female c. Patty, a 65 year old depressed female b. Paul, a 60 year old male d. Preston, a 70 year old depressed male
You are being introduced to a stranger, and you want to remember his or her name. Which of the following statements regarding this situation is FALSE?
a. It is important to pay careful attention to the person's name, so that selective attention can move the name to short-term memory. b. After hearing the name, repeat the name to yourself several times and then use the person's name in the next sentence or two that you say to this person. c. If the name slips out of your short-term memory, you can recover it through redintegration. d. If the name slips out of your short-term memory, it will be gone forever.