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ERIC Number: EJ735209
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jun
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-3590
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Multiple Hypnotizabilities: Differentiating the Building Blocks of Hypnotic Response
Woody, Erik Z.; Barnier, Amanda J.; McConkey, Kevin M.
Psychological Assessment, v17 n2 p200-211 Jun 2005
Although hypnotizability can be conceptualized as involving component subskills, standard measures do not differentiate them from a more general unitary trait, partly because the measures include limited sets of dichotomous items. To overcome this, the authors applied full-information factor analysis, a sophisticated analytic approach for dichotomous items, to a large data set from 2 hypnotizability scales. This analysis yielded 4 subscales (Direct Motor, Motor Challenge, Perceptual-Cognitive, Posthypnotic Amnesia) that point to the building blocks of hypnotic response. The authors then used the subscales as simultaneous predictors of hypnotic responses in 4 experiments to distinguish the contribution of each component from general hypnotizability. This analysis raises interesting questions about how best to conceptualize and advance measurement of the ability to experience hypnosis.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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