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Post-hypnotic amnesia: seeing is not remembering

K M McConkey, P W Sheehan, D G Cross

    The British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
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    Experiential Analysis Technique using videotape playback effectively cued recall for post-hypnotic amnesia. However, highly susceptible individuals showed reduced engagement, indicating limitations in breaking amnesia completely.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Cognitive Neuroscience
    • Hypnosis Research

    Background:

    • Post-hypnotic amnesia is a phenomenon where individuals forget events that occurred during hypnosis.
    • Understanding the mechanisms and effective cueing strategies for memory retrieval in amnesia is crucial.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the efficacy of the Experiential Analysis Technique (EAT) in cueing recall of amnesic events.
    • To investigate the differential impact of behavioral versus experiential events on cued recall.

    Main Methods:

    • Subjects experiencing post-hypnotic amnesia were exposed to a videotape of their hypnotic session.
    • The Experiential Analysis Technique (EAT) was employed as a maximal cueing method.
    • Performance metrics included item commentary, video stoppage, and verbalization.

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    Main Results:

    • Amneic subjects demonstrated significantly less engagement with the videotape compared to non-amneic subjects.
    • Cued recall in the amneic group was often item-specific, differentiating behavioral and experiential event recall.
    • Maximal cueing via EAT was insufficient to completely break amnesia in some highly susceptible individuals.

    Conclusions:

    • The Experiential Analysis Technique (EAT) shows potential in assessing and cueing recall for post-hypnotic amnesia.
    • Individual differences in susceptibility and the nature of amnesic events influence retrieval success.
    • Further research is needed to refine techniques for overcoming complete amnesia.