Examining the absorption-hypnotizability link: The roles of acquiescence and consistency motivation

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 364-377

  Council, James R ^a   Green, Joseph P ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUGGESTION;

EID: 10644220417     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207140490883950     Document Type: Article

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