Pseudomemory in Hypnotized and Simulating Subjects

High hypnotizable (n - 23) and low hypnotizable simulating (n = 13) subjects received pseudomemory suggestions. High hypnotizable and low hypnotizable simulating subjects were equally likely to pass the target noise suggestion during hypnosis and were also equally likely (high hypnotizables, 47.83%;...

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Published in:International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 1994-04, Vol.42 (2), p.118-129
Main Authors: Lynn, Steven Jay, Rhue, Judith W., Myers, Bryan P., Weekes, John R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Attention
Awareness
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Hypnosis
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Recall
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reality Testing
Relaxation. Biofeedback. Hypnosis. Selfregulation. Meditation
Suggestion
Treatments
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Summary:High hypnotizable (n - 23) and low hypnotizable simulating (n = 13) subjects received pseudomemory suggestions. High hypnotizable and low hypnotizable simulating subjects were equally likely to pass the target noise suggestion during hypnosis and were also equally likely (high hypnotizables, 47.83%; low hypnotizable simulators, 64.29%) to report pseudomemories when tested for pseudomemory after instructions to awaken. As in previous research with task-motivated subjects, pseudomemory rate (high hypnotizables, 47.48%; low hypnotizable simulators, 46.15%) was not reduced by informing subjects that they could distinguish fantasy and reality in a nonhypnotic state of deep concentration. At final inquiry, after deep concentration, high hypnotizable and low hypnotizable simulating subjects' pseudomemories remained comparable (43.48% and 38.46%, respectively). Unlike previous research, high hypnotizable subjects did not report more unsuggested noises and more pseudomemories of novel sounds than did awake low hypnotizable simulating subjects. Pseudo-memory reports were generally consistent with subjects' ratings of whether the hypnotist expected them to believe the sounds were real or imagined.
ISSN:0020-7144
1744-5183
DOI:10.1080/00207149408409345