Citation

Spanos NP, Burgess CA, Burgess MF, Samuels C, Blois WO. Appl. Cogn. Psychol. 1999; 13(3): 201-218.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/(SICI)1099-0720(199906)13:3<201::AID-ACP565>3.0.CO;2-X

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study was designed to test the conditions under while false memory reports are likely to be elicited from hypnotic and non-hypnotic participants. Low, medium and high hypnotizables were administered either a hypnotic or non-hypnotic suggestion for regression to the day after birth. False memories of infancy were generated in 68 of 78 age-regressed participants, nearly half of whom reported strong beliefs in the reality of their recovered 'memories'. Non-hypnotic participants were slightly but significantly more likely to report infancy experiences than were hypnotic participants. However, hypnotizability did not have a significant effect on the classification of these experiences as memories or as fantasies. Implications for the experimental and clinical contexts are discussed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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