Ed and George visit a hypnotist, and Ed volunteers to be hypnotized. As he watched Ed crow like a rooster at the hypnotist's suggestion, George remarked, Ed looks really relaxed. It looks like he is experiencing a different type of conscious awareness. Based on this remark, George most likely agrees with the ______ theory of hypnosis.
a. flow
b. dissociation
c. altered consciousness
d. sociocognitive