Human Suggestibility
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Originally published in 1991, Human Suggestibility is a collection of papers that reflected recent advances in the study of human suggestibility at the time, including not only the topic of hypnosis, but also suggestibility as related to advertising, mental illness, forensics, political persuasion and the biological aspects of the suggestion process.
The book is divided into four parts: 'The Nature of Suggestibility', which provides a history of thinking on this subject. 'Theoretical Perspectives', intended to give a cross-section of theoretical viewpoints on suggestibility in its various forms. 'Researching Suggestibility' that deals with quantitative studies relating to suggestion and suggestibility. Finally, 'Applications and Implications' looks at ways in which our knowledge of suggestibility has found useful application in such diverse fields as education, advertising, forensics and clinical psychology.
Today it can be read in its historical context.
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John F. Schumaker was, at the time of original publication, a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Content
Introduction Part One: The Nature of Suggestibility 1. Suggestibility and Suggestions as Related to Hypnosis Ernest R. Hilgard 2. The Psychology of Suggestion: An Integrative Perspective Vladimir A. Gheorghiu and Peter Kruse 3. Is Suggestibility? H. J. Eysenck Part Two: Theoretical Perspectives 4. Suggestibility, Absorption, and Dissociation: An Integrative Model of Hypnosis Etzel Cardeña and David Spiegel 5. The Adaptive Value of Suggestibility and Dissociation John F. Schumaker 6. Suggestibility: A Social Psychological Approach Graham F. Wagstaff 7. Suggestibility: A Reversal Theory Perspective Michael J. Apter 8. Religious Experiences, Altered States of Consciousness, and Suggestibility: Cross-Cultural and Historical Perspectives Colleen Ward and Simon Kemp Part Three: Researching Suggestibility 9. Self-Perception and Self-Deception: The Role of Attention in Suggestibility Processes Frederick X. Gibbons and Sue Boney McCoy 10. Fantasy Proneness, Hypnotizability, and Multiple Personality Disorder Judith W. Rhue and Steven Jay Lynn 11. Hypnotizability, Suggestibility, and Psychopathology: An Overview of Research Gary Groth-Marnat 12. How Suggestion Plays Tricks with Memory Kelly Toland, Hunter Hoffman and Elizabeth Loftus 13. Suggestion, Placebo, and Expectation: Immune Effects and Other Bodily Change John D. Shea Part Four: Applications and Implications 14. The Application of Interrogative Suggestibility to Police Interviewing Gisli H. Gudjonsson 15. Monoideistic Disorders and the Process of Suggestion: Anorexia Nervosa as a Paradigm Mordecai Kaffman 16. Suggestibility, Irrational Beliefs, and Emotional Disturbance Albert Ellis 17. Suggestion in Education Annette Shuck 18. Advertising and Hypnotic Suggestion: The Construct of Advertising Suggestion Stephen J. Gould. Index. About the Contributors.
