PSY 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 67: Ernest Hilgard

• School: Pace University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 112
• Professor: Siporin

Document Summary

B/c person begins to experience certain sensations, they believe they are caused by hypnotist. They become susceptible to suggestions of hypnotist: different states of consciousness: Some psychologists believe that hypnosis represents a state of consciousness that differs significantly from other states. Hypnosis represents a state of divided consciousness: ernest hilgard, famed hypnosis researcher, said hypnosis brings about a dissociation/division of consciousness into 2 simultaneous components. In one stream of consciousness, hypnotized people are following commands of hypnotist. Yet on another level of consciousness, they are acting as (cid:498)hidden observers,(cid:499) aware of what is happening to them. Hypnosis has proved to be particularly useful during: Modify self-defeating thoughts: assisting in law enforcement, witnesses & victims are sometimes better able to recall details of a crime when hypnotized, however, hypnotic recollections may also be inaccurate, just as other recollections are often inaccurate.