Question

Hilgard's view that hypnosis involves a splitting of consciousness into two separate components, one of which follows the hypnotist's commands and the other of which acts as a "hidden observer," is known as?

Answer 1

Answer:

divided consciousness view of hypnosis

Explanation:

In psychology, the theory of hypnosis was studied by an American psychologist named Ernest Hilgard and therefore he has argued about consciousness. Consciousness was first studied by Carl Jung during 1935 who believed "consciousness is an illusion" but Ernest Hilgard tends to believe that hypnosis leads to split awareness.

Divided consciousness is a term associated with hypnosis which is being introduced by Ernest Hilgard to describe the psychological state whereby an individual's consciousness tends to split into different components during hypnosis.