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Here's your shmoop du jour brought

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to you by hypnosis also known as the best excuse to try out your chicken [Man doing chicken impression on stage]

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impression on stage that's foul....okay here we go.. Hilgard

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proposed a theory of hypnosis characterized by the separation of

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consciousness what is the name of this theory and here are the potential answers

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famous American psychologist Ernest

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Hilgard was best known for his research on hypnosis and pain control so we should [Ernest hypnotizes man]

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probably eliminate anything that doesn't have to do with hypnosis

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even though getting very sleepy is a part of getting hypnotized we can [Boy sleeping at his desk]

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eliminate both D and B right there hypnosis doesn't have to do with sleep

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here people.. what about E - Was Hilgard's primary theory of hypnosis as it

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related to the separation of consciousness known as role theory well

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What is that? Role theory is a perspective of sociology that suggests

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that people act out various social roles each day ie parent, student, teacher, child

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each with their own set of duties and expectations [Young boy in living room laughing]

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well role theory as it relates to hypnosis simply suggest that being

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hypnotized is just another role and people act as if they're hypnotized in

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order to play along it's all interesting but not what Hilgard was talking

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about so cross out E - well that leaves us with A and C looking back at the

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question we're looking for something that sounds like it relates to the [Separation of consciousness highlighted]

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separation of consciousness between dissociative theory of hypnosis and post

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hypnotic theory of hypnosis which sounds more separative well post hypnotic has

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to do with stuff that happens after hypnosis and while researchers [Researcher looking at computer]

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interested in C would likely be looking into posthypnotic amnesia that is the

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inability for recently hypnotized subjects to recall what actually [Man being hypnotized and transforms into chicken costume]

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happened while they were hypnotized that doesn't quite speak to the separation of

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consciousness well the concept of dissociation which in Psychological

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terms means that detachment from reality is more or less perfectly synonymous

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with the wording in our question so it looks like A is our answer - Hilgard

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conducted many studies on hypnosis and eventually concluded that consciousness [Ernest hypnotizing man]

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dissociates the mind into separate parts and that this dissociation can lead to

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distorted perception which in some cases can decrease pain perception in the case

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of hypnotism this distortion occurs when one part of the mind listens to the hypnotist

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while the other observes the environment nice excuse there Hilgard [Hilgard wearing chicken costume in Man's hospital room]

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we all know you just secretly wanted to dress up like a chicken

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