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Detection of simulated hypnotic amnesia.

N P Spanos1, B James, H P de Groot

  • 1Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Journal of Abnormal Psychology
|May 1, 1990
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Simulators of hypnosis showed greater hypnotic amnesia than nonsimulators. They also recognized "forgotten" words less often than expected by chance, impacting clinical amnesia detection.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Hypnotic amnesia is a phenomenon where individuals exhibit memory impairment following hypnotic suggestion.
  • Distinguishing genuine amnesia from simulated amnesia is crucial in clinical and forensic settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in hypnotic amnesia between simulators and nonsimulators.
  • To explore the utility of recognition memory tasks in detecting simulated amnesia.

Main Methods:

  • Participants, categorized as high- or low-hypnotizable simulators and highly hypnotizable nonsimulators, were given a hypnotic amnesia suggestion.
  • Recall and recognition of a previously learned word list were assessed.

Main Results:

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  • Simulators demonstrated significantly higher levels of recall and recognition amnesia compared to nonsimulators.
  • Simulators recognized "forgotten" words at levels lower than chance more frequently than nonsimulators.

Conclusions:

  • Simulated hypnotic amnesia is distinguishable from genuine amnesia through performance on recall and recognition tasks.
  • Recognition memory paradigms may offer valuable insights for identifying simulated amnesia in clinical populations.