Module 11 Vocabulary

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consciousness

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Awareness of ourselves and our environment.

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dual processing

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The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks.

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hypnosis

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A social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggests to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.

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social influence theory

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Theory that powerful social influences can produce a state of hypnosis.

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divided consciousness theory

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Theory that during hypnosis our consciousness splits so that one aspect of consciousness is not aware of the role other parts are playing.

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posthypnotic suggestion

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A suggestion made to a hypnotized person that specifies an action to be performed after awakening, often in response to a cue.

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hypnotic amnesia

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Inability to remember what happened during hypnosis because the hypnotist suggests that the subject will have no memory of that period of time.

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placebo

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Something which has a positive mental effect, but no physical effect.

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relaxation

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The degree of tension displayed by one's body.

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meditation

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The focusing of attention to clear one's mind and produce relaxation.