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Information processing during hypnotically suggested sex change.

C Burn1, A J Barnier, K M McConkey

  • 1University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
|June 30, 2001
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Hypnotic suggestion can alter sex identity. Highly hypnotizable individuals, especially virtuosos, recalled more details about suggested sex-consistent characters, indicating self-referential processing during hypnosis.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Hypnosis is a state of consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness.
  • Individual differences in hypnotizability affect responses to hypnotic suggestions.
  • Previous research suggests hypnosis can influence perception, memory, and identity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how hypnotizability influences character identification and recall during a hypnotically suggested sex change.
  • To explore the role of attention and self-referential processing in memory recall under hypnosis.

Main Methods:

  • Participants (N=54) with varying hypnotizability (virtuoso, high, low/simulating) listened to a story with male and female characters.
  • They underwent a hypnotically suggested sex change and reported their experiences and story recall.

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  • Character identification and recall of sex-consistent information were measured.

    • Main Results:

    • Virtuoso hypnotizable individuals were less likely to identify with the character matching their suggested sex compared to high and low hypnotizable groups.
    • However, virtuosos recalled significantly more information about the sex-consistent character than other groups.
    • This suggests a dissociation between identification and recall in highly hypnotizable individuals.

    Conclusions:

    • Character identification is not the primary factor influencing recall in virtuoso hypnotizable individuals.
    • Virtuosos may engage in more self-referential processing, leading to more effective encoding and recall of information related to their suggested identity.
    • Findings highlight the complex interplay of attention, self-reference, and memory during hypnosis.