PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Pupillary Response, Hypnosis, Ernest Hilgard
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A procedure of inducing a heightened state of suggestibility. Based on an interaction between automatic (unconscious) thoughts and behaviors, and a. The suggestions from a hypnotist act as an executive, guiding the behaviors. Cingulate cortex (reigon focused on executive functions): social-cognitive theory - explains hypnosis by emphasizing the degree to which beliefs and expectations contribute to increased suggestibility. It is supported by studies where the subjects are told that they will either be able to resist a suggestion or they"ll go ahead with it. Hypnotizable subjects show larger changes from baseline levels of activity in the frontal lobes when they look at images while hypnotized. A state in which individuals are thought to have a greater-than-normal sense of awareness. Any procedure that involves a shift in consciousness to a state in which an individual is highly focused, aware, and in control of their mental processes. They pay attention to the moment-by-moment sensations without focusing on any particular object.
