BCH Hypnotic Phenomena & Classical Phenomena 3

Question 1

The Chevreul pendulum is most commonly used in hypnosis to demonstrate:

Accepted Answer

The ideomotor response — how unconscious thoughts create involuntary physical movement

Answer

The Chevreul pendulum demonstrates the ideomotor effect by showing how unconscious thought or expectation causes subtle involuntary hand movements that make the pendulum swing without deliberate intent.

Question 2

Arm levitation as a hypnotic phenomenon is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

An involuntary rising of the arm in response to suggestion, demonstrating and deepening trance responsiveness

Answer

Arm levitation is the involuntary rising of the arm in response to hypnotic suggestion, serving both as a convincing demonstration of trance depth and as a method to deepen the hypnotic state.

Question 3

Source amnesia in the context of hypnosis means that a client:

Accepted Answer

Recalls information obtained during hypnosis but forgets that hypnosis was the source

Answer

Source amnesia occurs when the client retains information learned during hypnosis but loses the memory of the hypnotic session as its source — they have the knowledge but not where it came from.

Question 4

Ernest Hilgard's 'hidden observer' concept in hypnosis suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A dissociated part of the mind remains aware of reality even while the conscious mind accepts hypnotic suggestions

Answer

Hilgard's hidden observer theory proposes that a dissociated part of the mind maintains awareness of actual conditions — such as true pain levels — even while the conscious mind accepts and responds to hypnotic suggestion.

Question 5

An ideosensory response in hypnosis refers to:

Accepted Answer

A physical sensation that arises automatically in response to a suggested idea or image

Answer

An ideosensory response is a physical sensation — such as feeling warmth when imagining sunlight — that arises automatically from a mental image or idea without the sensation being directly commanded.

(BCH) Board Certified Hypnotist Practice Test

(BCH) Board Certified Hypnotist Practice Test

BCH Hypnotic Phenomena & Classical Phenomena 3