A historical overview of hypnotizability assessment.
The development of scales for assessing hypnotic suggestibility is reviewed. Nineteenth century origins are discussed along with examples of scales. Next, research measures developed and published in the first half of the 20th century are reviewed, followed by an overview of scales in current use. This overview attempts to show how past conceptions and scales have influenced current measurement methodology.
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James R
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Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA.
D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D013404:Suggestion