The Conceptual Space of Good and Poor Hypnotic Subjects: A Preliminary Exploration

A form of the Semantic Differential, containing eight concepts related to hypnosis and research, was administered to 12 deeply hypnotizable and 14 nonsusceptible Ss. The good hypnotic Ss evaluated all the concepts more favorably than did the poor hypnotic Ss, with the greatest differential between t...

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Published in:International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 1963-04, Vol.11 (2), p.112-121
Main Authors: Brightbill, Roger, Zamansky, Harold S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Humans
Hypnosis
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Old Medline
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Summary:A form of the Semantic Differential, containing eight concepts related to hypnosis and research, was administered to 12 deeply hypnotizable and 14 nonsusceptible Ss. The good hypnotic Ss evaluated all the concepts more favorably than did the poor hypnotic Ss, with the greatest differential between the two groups occurring on the concept hypnosis. Moreover, the susceptible Ss perceived hypnosis as closer in connotative meaning to such concepts as experiment and professor, then did the nonsusceptible Ss. All differences between the two groups of Ss were of small absolute magnitude, however. Therefore, while the results suggest a relationship between hypnotic susceptibility and attitude toward hypnosis, they appear to preclude the use of the Semantic Differential as a practical predictor of hypnotic susceptibility.
ISSN:0020-7144
1744-5183
DOI:10.1080/00207146308409235