Expect the unexpected: Ability, attitude, and responsiveness to hypnosis

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 342-350

  Benham, Grant ^a   Woody, Erik Z ^b   Wilson, K Shannon ^c   Nash, Michael R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectancy theory; Hypnosis; Hypnotic suggestibility; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ADULT; APTITUDE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 33747168214     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.2.342     Document Type: Article

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