The effect of certain examiner and subject characteristics on responsiveness to suggestion

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The investigation was designed to assess those behavioral characteristics which determine an individual's ability to induce suggestion in others and to assess the relationship between susceptibility to suggestions and the traits of neuroticism and extroversion. A role-playing technique was employed to facilitate the study of the effect of E-behavior on suggestivity. The findings demonstrate that susceptibility to suggestion is a function of E-behavior and S's personality traits. This, however, varies with the particular suggestibility test used. The results further support the position that primary and secondary suggestibility may not be unitary factors as generally thought. Role playing was seen as a valuable method by which to study the influence of E-behavior.

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