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Coyle, Robert B.; Church, Jay K. – 1983
The authoritarian/permissive dimension of hypnosis refers to the manner in which hypnotic suggestions are phrased. In the authoritarian mode suggestions imply the subject is under control of the hypnotist; permissive suggestions are phrased to emphasize the subject's own thinking. To compare the permissive suggestions of the Creative Imagination…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Emotional Response
Casler, Lawrence – 1978
The existence of extrasensory perception (ESP) among volunteer college students was investigated in numerous studies, under hypnotic and non-hypnotic conditions. Study results indicate that: (1) some types of suggestions administered in a hypnotic context appear to facilitate extrasensory perception; (2) strong ESP suggestions administered without…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Hypnosis, Psychological Patterns
Namie, Gary M.; Blum, Gerald S. – 1982
Only recently has the question of why being in a good mood facilitates prosocial behavior been pursued. Two experiments investigated the role of pleasurable mood in: (1) choice bets as a measure of riskiness, a variable possibly implicated in helping behaviors, and (2) allocation of funds among categories intended to vary along a prosocial…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Helping Relationship