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Suggestion influences psychological processes like cognition and emotion, both inside and outside hypnosis. Understanding suggestion can explain individual differences and advance research in attention, memory, motivation, and the placebo effect.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Cognitive Science
Neuroscience

Background:

Suggestion impacts psychological processes, including cognition and emotion.
Individual differences in psychological responses may be explained by suggestion.
Suggestion is relevant to mainstream psychological research areas.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the broad influence of suggestion on psychological processes.
To emphasize the role of suggestion in understanding individual differences.
To advocate for further scientific investigation into suggestion's effects.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on suggestion and hypnosis.
Analysis of psychological processes influenced by suggestion.
Exploration of the connection between suggestion and phenomena like the placebo effect.

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Main Results:

Suggestion demonstrably influences cognitive and emotional processes.
Suggestion is a key factor in individual psychological variations.
Suggestion's impact extends to attention, memory, motivation, and expectation.

Conclusions:

Suggestion is a powerful psychological tool with broad applications.
Further research into suggestion will enhance scientific understanding of key psychological phenomena.
Investigating suggestion offers insights into the placebo effect and motivation.