Imagery and hypnotizability revisited

The objective of this study was to correlate computer-generated imagery tasks and a self-report measure of imagery ability with hypnotizability, hypothesizing that computer-generated imagery tasks would be better predictors of hypnotizability than will the self-report measure. Hypnotizability of 43...

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Published in:International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 1998-10, Vol.46 (4), p.363-370
Main Authors: Kogon, Manuela M., Jasiukaitis, Paul, Berardi, Annamaria, Gupta, Malkeet, Kosslyn, Stephen M., Spiegel, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Hypnosis
Imagination
Male
Miscellaneous
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:The objective of this study was to correlate computer-generated imagery tasks and a self-report measure of imagery ability with hypnotizability, hypothesizing that computer-generated imagery tasks would be better predictors of hypnotizability than will the self-report measure. Hypnotizability of 43 subjects was assessed using the Hypnotic Induction Profile and the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C. Imagery ability was assessed by the Visual Vividness Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ) and by computer-generated imagery tasks measuring the ability to generate, maintain, and transform images. Although there was no correlation between the VVIQ and hypnotizability, the less hypnotizable subjects made twice as many mistakes in the spatial imagery tasks than did the more hypnotizables, but this difference was not statistically significant. The relationships among hypnotic performance, hypnotizability, and imagery functions are complex.
ISSN:0020-7144
1744-5183
DOI:10.1080/00207149808410015