A Neutral Control Condition for Hypnosis Experiments: "Wiki" Text

A new control condition called Wiki is introduced. Key themes of each test suggestion of the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C, were matched by a corresponding extract from Wikipedia.org. The authors compared phenomenological reports of participants across 4 conditions: hypnosis split i...

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Published inInternational journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 429 - 451
Main Authors Varga, Katalin, Kekecs, Zoltán, Myhre, P. S., Józsa, Emese
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Routledge 02.10.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Consciousness
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Hypnosis
Hypnosis - methods
Internet
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Music
Psychological Tests
Young Adult
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Summary:A new control condition called Wiki is introduced. Key themes of each test suggestion of the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C, were matched by a corresponding extract from Wikipedia.org. The authors compared phenomenological reports of participants across 4 conditions: hypnosis split into high and low hypnotizable subgroups, music, and Wiki condition, using the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory. High hypnotizables undergoing hypnosis reported higher altered experience and altered states of awareness than individuals in the Wiki condition, supporting the authors' hypothesis that the Wiki condition does not evoke an altered state of consciousness (internal dialogue, volitional control, and self-awareness did not differ). Wiki might be a viable control condition in hypnosis research given further examination.
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ISSN:0020-7144
1744-5183
DOI:10.1080/00207144.2017.1348833