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Sheehan, Peter W.; Dolby, Robyn M. – Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1975
The hypothesis was tested that the expectancy of the hypnotist is especially significant in determining the nature of the response of susceptible subjects. (Editor)
Descriptors: Expectation, Hypnosis, Perception, Psychological Studies

Dolby, Robyn M.; Sheehan, Peter W. – Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1977
Two independent studies were conducted to examine the expectancy behavior of unselected hypnotic, task-motivated, and control-imagination subjects on a slide task requiring response to ambiguous visual information. Results showed that hypnotic subjects consistently demonstrated expectancy behavior, whereas nonhypnotic subjects did not. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Expectation, Experiments, Hypnosis