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Action and desire in posthypnotic responding

A J Barnier1, K M McConkey

  • 1University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
|April 1, 1996
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Suggestion focus and test type impact hypnotizability. Action suggestions were more effective for motor acts on formal tests, but this effect varied across different testing methods and suggestion types.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Posthypnotic responding is a key phenomenon in hypnosis research.
  • Understanding factors influencing response is crucial for clinical and experimental applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how suggestion focus (action vs. desire) and test type (formal, embedded, informal) affect posthypnotic responding in highly hypnotizable individuals.
  • To explore the interaction between suggestion type and assessment method on hypnotic performance.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with high hypnotizable participants.
  • Experiment 1: Posthypnotic suggestion focused on a motor act (action vs. desire).
  • Experiment 2: Posthypnotic suggestion focused on a verbal act (action vs. desire).

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  • Response assessment involved formal, embedded, and informal tests across both experiments.

    • Main Results:

    • In Experiment 1 (motor act), action suggestions led to higher complete responding on formal tests compared to desire suggestions.
    • Across both experiments, responding generally decreased across the three test types.
    • Suggestion focus influenced responding on informal tests in Experiment 1 but not in Experiment 2 or on embedded tests in either experiment.

    Conclusions:

    • The effectiveness of suggestion focus is modulated by the nature of the suggested act (motor vs. verbal).
    • Response assessment methods significantly influence the observed outcomes of posthypnotic suggestions.
    • Subtle changes in hypnotic scripting and response evaluation have meaningful impacts on hypnotic phenomena.