Is hypnotic suggestibility a stable trait?

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 240-253

  Fassler, Oliver ^a   Lynn, Steven Jay ^a   Knox, Joshua ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectancies; Hypnosis; Sociocognitive model; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPNOSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUGGESTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUGGESTION;

EID: 40749161596     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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