Hypnotizability and performance at examination. A correlative study.
Hypnotizability of 45 medical students was assessed by applying the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form: A (HGSHS:A) of Shor and Orne. Comparison of hypnotizability with performance of the students at a test examination evolved a significant positive correlation (r = 0.59). The prevalent misconception that only psychologically weak or sick people with poor intelligence are hypnotizable is disproved. Probable causes, responsible for such a relationship between hypnotizability and performance at examination are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis