Can Somnambulists Successfully Simulate Hypnotic Behavior Without Becoming Entranced?
- 1 July 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
- Vol. 11 (3) , 175-186
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207146308409243
Abstract
For an unambiguous comparison of hypnosis and simulation, it is necessary to avoid confounding subject and treatment differences. Thus the comparison can best be made by utilizing samples from homogeneous groups of somnambulistic Ss. Such a procedure, however, assumes an affirmative answer to the question: can somnambulistic Ss successfully simulate hypnotic behavior without becoming entranced? This paper reports an observational study bearing on the problem. The results indicate that the question can be answered in the affirmative, particularly if Ss are given preliminary training.Keywords
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