Beliefs about hypnosis: popular beliefs, misconceptions, and the importance of experience

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis,  Apr 2004  by Hammond, D Corydon

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Green, J. P. (2003). Beliefs about hypnosis: popular beliefs, misconceptions, and the importance of experience. International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, 51(4), 369-381. Beliefs and opinions about hypnosis were sampled with a modified version of McConkey's Opinions About Hypnosis (OAH) scale.

It was administered twice, a month apart, to 276 university students. Approximately half of the subjects completed the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility between the survey administrations. The experience of being hypnotized modified a majority of the opinions sampled, with subjects expressing less Stereotypie views about hypnosis after having been hypnotized. Expressed beliefs and opinions about hypnosis failed to meaningfully correlate with hypnotizability scores. Address for reprints: Joseph P. Green, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima, OH 45804, USA. E-mail: green.301@osu.edu.

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