PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The key difference between the two explanations of hypnosis is this: Social influence theory says that hypnosis is a result of external social variables; divided consciousness theory says that hypnosis is the result of an exaggerated division of internal consciousness.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the first theories of hypnosis was proposed by Ernest Hilgard in the 1950s. His theory has become known as the Divided Consciousness Theory of hypnosis. It states that hypnosis produces a split in consciousness such that one aspect of consciousness is unaware of what other parts of consciousness are doing.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dissociated experience theory of hypnosis argues that high hypnotisables execute hypnotic responses voluntarily, but that this effort is not monitored correctly and is dissociated from conscious awareness.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taking a different approach to explain hypnosis, the social-cognitive theory of hypnosis sees people in hypnotic states as performing the social role of a hypnotized person. As you will learn when you study social roles, people’s behavior can be shaped by their expectations of how they should act in a given situation.