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Hypnotic emotions and physical sensations: a real-simulating analysis.

R A Bryant, K M McConkey

    The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
    |October 1, 1989
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    Hypnosis participants and simulators showed similar emotional and physical responses to suggestions for happiness or sadness, suggesting social demands may influence hypnotized individuals' affective experiences.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Social Psychology

    Background:

    • Hypnosis research often investigates the nature of hypnotic suggestibility and its relationship to genuine psychological states.
    • Understanding whether individuals who are highly hypnotizable differ fundamentally from those who simulate hypnosis is crucial for interpreting findings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the affective and physical responses to emotion suggestions in genuinely hypnotizable participants versus those simulating unhypnotizability.
    • To explore the role of social demands in shaping the responses of individuals undergoing hypnotic suggestion.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants were categorized as either genuinely hypnotizable or simulating unhypnotizability.
    • Emotion suggestions (happiness, neutrality, sadness) were administered, with subjective and behavioral measures taken before, during, and after the suggestion.

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  • Physical sensations, including facial sensations, were assessed using a self-report scale.

    • Main Results:

    • Both groups exhibited emotion-congruent changes in self-report and performance measures.
    • Participants in happy and sad conditions reported distinct physical sensations, particularly in the face.
    • The responses of genuinely hypnotizable participants were closely mirrored by those simulating hypnosis.

    Conclusions:

    • The similar affective responses between genuine and simulating participants suggest that social demand characteristics may significantly influence the behavior of hypnotized individuals.
    • Findings highlight the complexity of interpreting hypnotic phenomena and the potential for non-hypnotic factors to account for observed effects.
    • Further research is needed to disentangle the contributions of hypnotic state versus social factors in affective responding.