The sociocognitive and dissociation theories of hypnosis: Toward a rapprochement

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-293

  Lynn, Steven Jay ^a   Green, Joseph P ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISSOCIATION THEORY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIOCOGNITIVE THEORY;

ATTENTION; AWARENESS; COGNITION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; INTENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESEARCH; SUGGESTION; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 79958111944     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: 17445183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2011.570652     Document Type: Article

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