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Hypnotic age regression and moral reasoning.

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    The Journal of Psychology
    |January 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Hypnotic age regression more effectively lowers moral reasoning scores to match actual children's levels compared to task-motivation techniques. This suggests hypnosis offers a distinct method for exploring developmental stages in moral judgment.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Cognitive Development

    Background:

    • Moral reasoning development is often studied using standardized assessments.
    • Age regression techniques aim to simulate cognitive states of younger individuals.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the effectiveness of hypnotic age regression versus task-motivation instructions in altering moral reasoning.
    • To determine if hypnotic age regression more accurately mimics children's moral judgment levels.

    Main Methods:

    • Seven adults underwent hypnotic age regression to ages 15, 12, 9, and 6 years.
    • A control group of seven adults received task-motivation instructions for age regression to the same ages.
    • Both groups completed moral reasoning dilemmas from the Kohlberg Moral Judgment Interview.
    • Scores were compared to pretest scores and data from actual children.

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    Main Results:

    • Both groups showed reduced moral reasoning scores after age-regression instructions.
    • Hypnosis subjects exhibited significantly lower scores than the task-motivation group.
    • Hypnotic age regression more closely approximated the moral reasoning levels of children at the tested ages.

    Conclusions:

    • Hypnotic age regression appears to be a more potent method for reducing moral reasoning scores than task-motivation.
    • The findings support a distinction between age regression achieved through hypnosis and other methods.
    • Hypnosis may provide a more authentic simulation of developmental cognitive stages.