The passage is for the following question. Hypnosis is an interesting technique that is sometimes used psychological treatment. It started in the 1700s, when an Australian doctor, Franz Mesmer, became famous for his ability to treat various physical problems with “mesmerism”. Mesmer’s techniques was an early form of hypnosis. The word hypnosis comes from the greek word hypnos which means sleep. The hypnotised individual looks as if they are sleeping but in fact their minds are active and awake. The individual appears to heed only the communications of the hypnotist and typically responds in an uncritical, automatic fashion while ignoring all aspects of the environment other than those pointed out by the hypnotist. In a hypnotic trance an individual tends to see, feel, smell, and otherwise perceive in accordance with the hypnotist's suggestions, even though these suggestions may be in apparent contradiction to the actual stimuli present in the environment. Many often relate hypnosis to a person who brings about a hypnotic state by swinging a pocket watch back and forth. ____, this is not always the case. In reality, hypnosis bears little resemblance to this stereotypical depictions. According to psychologist John Kihlstrom, “ The hypnotist does not hypnotize the individual. Rather, the hypnotist serves as a sort of coach or tutor whose job is to help the person become hypnotized.” This can be achieved through a number of techniques of hypnotic induction and focusing the conscious mind of the subject upon a single dominant idea, also known as suggestion. The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is ....

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Hypnosis is an interesting technique that is sometimes used psychological treatment. It started in the 1700s, when an Australian doctor, Franz Mesmer, became famous for his ability to treat various physical problems with “mesmerism”. Mesmer’s techniques was an early form of hypnosis.

The word hypnosis comes from the greek word hypnos which means sleep. The hypnotised individual looks as if they are sleeping but in fact their minds are active and awake. The individual appears to heed only the communications of the hypnotist and typically responds in an uncritical, automatic fashion while ignoring all aspects of the environment other than those pointed out by the hypnotist. In a hypnotic trance an individual tends to see, feel, smell, and otherwise perceive in accordance with the hypnotist's suggestions, even though these suggestions may be in apparent contradiction to the actual stimuli present in the environment.

Many often relate hypnosis to a person who brings about a hypnotic state by swinging a pocket watch back and forth. ____, this is not always the case. In reality, hypnosis bears little resemblance to this stereotypical depictions. According to psychologist John Kihlstrom, “ The hypnotist does not hypnotize the individual. Rather, the hypnotist serves as a sort of coach or tutor whose job is to help the person become hypnotized.” This can be achieved through a number of techniques of hypnotic induction and focusing the conscious mind of the subject upon a single dominant idea, also known as suggestion.

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is ....

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