Elevated responsiveness to verbal suggestions is hypothesized to represent a predisposing
factor for the dissociative disorders (DDs) and related conditions. However, the magnitude of …

Studies in the field of experimental hypnosis highlighted the role of hypnotizability in the
physiological variability of the general population. It is associated, in fact, with a few …

Reports of experiences of ownership over a fake hand following simple multisensory
stimulation (the 'rubber hand illusion') have generated an expansive literature. Because …

Study participants form beliefs based on cues present in a testing situation (demand
characteristics). These beliefs can alter study outcomes (demand effects). Neglecting …

Background Recent studies of neurostimulation reported alteration of hypnotizability and
hypnotic phenomena after inhibition of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), but the …

Hypnotizability refers to the individual responsiveness to hypnosis, and literature shows that
the greater the hypnotizability, the more effective the hypnotic suggestions. So far, few …

Phenomenological control is the ability to generate experiences to meet expectancies.
There are stable trait differences in this ability, as shown by responses to imaginative …

The analysis of the methods sections of 66 normalization tests of hypnotizability scales
reveals that out of 33,338 subjects, 58.57% were college and university students, and the …

Introduction The HGSHS: A is one of the most commonly used measures of hypnotic
suggestibility. However, this test suffers from low feasibility due to a time requirement …

The history of hypnosis has been marked by its effectiveness paralleled by prejudicial
refusal, due to its ostensible incompatibility with the ruling Weltbild (picture of the world). Its …