Improving Cognitive Search Skills in Resistant Hypnotic Subjects

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ID10125103
AuthorsBenjamin Wallace (Cleveland State University, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume116
Issue4
Pages351-358
Publication date1989-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00221309.1989.9921122
PMID2592956
OpenAlexW2048562711
LanguageEN
References cited15

Subjects who were resistant (n = 20) and susceptible (n = 20) to hypnotic suggestion were asked to find the letter Z in an array of other straight-form letters. Susceptibles found the letter more quickly than resistants, and this superiority appeared to be related to their use of a more efficient search strategy. When resistants were taught this strategy, their performance was not significantly different from that of susceptibles. Implications of these results for teaching search strategies are discussed

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Hypnotic · Psychiatry · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Mind wandering and attention · Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function · Psychology · Social Psychology

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