Psychology 2011A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Hypnotic Susceptibility, Franz Mesmer, Ernest Hilgard
16 Apr 2014
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Hypnosis: hypnotic virtusos those extremely susceptible to hypnosis, hypnosis itself is derived from the greek word for sleep, beginning of its modern history with the study of animal magnetism by franz anton. Mesmer: hypnosis, like a chameleon, seems to take on the beliefs and characteristics of the particular experimenter or lab in which it is being studied. A hypnotist speaks while a person is being hypnotized (hypnotic subject) listens. Close eyes, listen to their voice, and relax. Hypnotist tells the hypnotic subject they are sleepy, they fall asleep in which they will be able to do whatever the hypnotists says. Counts 1 to 10, 10 being where the hypnotist tells them they will do whatever he says: self-hypnosis persons listens to a taped induction or plays the role of the hypnotist and the subject. Induction does not have to be characterized in terms of sleep. Study, where suggestions of alertness were substituted for drowsiness.
