Positive Correlations between Temporal Lobe Signs and Hypnosis Induction Profiles: A Replication

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Abstract
48 university students were tested singly. Each student was first asked to complete an inventory that determined the frequency of temporal lobe signs. The subject was then taken into an acoustic chamber and evaluated on the hypnosis induction procedure (HIP) of Spiegel. Positive correlations obtained between the intensity of the sensations of floating and the total induction score and also the number of responses on clusters of items considered as temporal lobe signs. There were no significant correlations between scores on the hypnotic measures and responses for two control clusters of items or a lie scale. The results support the hypothesis that temporal lobe “experiences” and hypnotic susceptibility may share a common factor.