Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to hypnosis?
A) Everyone can be hypnotized, whether they are open to the experience or not.
B) Hypnosis is a scam - a parlor game - that is used to give the illusion of some sort of effective intervention.
C) Different people have different levels of hypnotic ability.
D) People who think they cannot be hypnotized are actually the easiest to hypnotize.

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Research has shown that some people are more responsive to hypnosis than others due to differences in suggestibility and imagination. Therefore, different people have different levels of hypnotic ability. A and B are inaccurate and unsupported by research, and D is a misleading oversimplification of the issue.

Which of the Following Statements Is the Most Accurate with Regard