AP Psychology Module 22

consciousness

our awareness of ourselves and our environment

hypnosis

a social interaction in which one person (the subject) responds to another person's (the hypnotist's) suggestions that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur; cannot force people to act against their own will, although the people under its influence, like those not under its influence, may perform unlikely acts nor can it enhance recall of forgotten memories

states of consciousness

Over time, we flit between different ________, including sleeping, waking, and various altered states.

selective attention

Directs the spotlight of our attention, allowing us to assemble information from many sources as we reflect on our past and plan for our future

hypnotherapists

try to help patients harness their own healing powers

posthypnotic suggestions

a suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized; used by some clinicians to help control undesired systems and behaviors

hypnotherapy

This therapy aims to help people uncover problem-causing thoughts and feelings, or to change an unwanted behavior

Authoritative person

A(n) ________ in a legitimate context can induce people --- hypnotized or not -- to perform some unlikely acts.

Dissociation

a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others

Divided-consciousness theory

Attention is diverted from a painful ice bath. The suggestion for how is that hypnosis has caused a split in awareness. What does this support?

Social influence theory

Attention is diverted from a painful ice bath. The suggestion for how is that the subject is so caught up in the hypnotized role that she ignores the cold. What does this support?

Biological influences on hypnosis

Distinctive brain activity and unconscious information processing

Social-cultural influences on hypnosis

Presence of an authoritative person in legitimate context and role playing "good subject"

Psychological influences on hypnosis

Focused attention, expectations, heightened suggestibility, and dissociation between normal sensations and conscious awareness