Hypnosis, Suggestion Type, and Subjective Experience - The Order-Effects Hypothesis Revisited: A Brief Communication

In a replication and extension of Field, Evans, and Orne's (1965) research, no support was found for the hypothesis that suggestion order is related to hypnotic responding. Confirming earlier findings, Ss were no more responsive to suggestions ordered from easy-to-difficult than they were to su...

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Published in:International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 1990-04, Vol.38 (2), p.95-100
Main Authors: Weekes, John R., Lynn, Steven Jay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Arousal
Female
Humans
Hypnosis - methods
Male
Mental Recall
Motivation
Reproducibility of Results
Suggestion
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Summary:In a replication and extension of Field, Evans, and Orne's (1965) research, no support was found for the hypothesis that suggestion order is related to hypnotic responding. Confirming earlier findings, Ss were no more responsive to suggestions ordered from easy-to-difficult than they were to suggestions ordered from difficult-to-easy. Measures of subjective involvement in suggestions, involuntariness, and archaic involvement with the hypnotist were no more sensitive to order effects than was the measure of objective responding. Nor were order effects more apparent with Ss who received direct versus indirect suggestions. Direct suggestions facilitated suggestion-related involuntariness and response to the hypnotic amnesia item after cancellation, whereas indirect suggestions enhanced fears of negative appraisal by the hypnotist. Finally, female Ss were more involved in suggestions than were the males, particularly in response to more difficult test items.
ISSN:0020-7144
1744-5183
DOI:10.1080/00207149008414504