Gandhi and Oakley (2005) conducted an experiment in which two groups of participants were exposed to the same induction procedure, but one group was told that they were being hypnotized while the other group was told that they were receiving relaxation instructions. What was the resulting effect?
A) The relaxation group was much more suggestible than the hypnosis group.
B) The hypnosis group was much more suggestible than the relaxation group.
C) Both groups were equally suggestible.
D) The relaxation group was less responsive than the hypnosis group.

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The hypnosis group was much more suggestible than the relaxation group, likely due to the participants' expectations and beliefs about hypnosis increasing their suggestibility.

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