Levels of explanation and the concept of a hypnotic state

Contemporary Hypnosis

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-17

  Wagstaff, Graham ^a   Cole, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASC; hypnotic virtuosos; Levels of explanation; Sociocognitive theory; State dissociation theory; State nonstate debate

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYPNOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATE DISSOCIATION THEORY; THEORY;

EID: 17244366271     PISSN: 09605290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ch.16     Document Type: Review

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