Hypnosis and the Psychology of Cognitive and Behavioral Control

Abstract

Four experiments are reported which study various aspects of cognitive and behavioral control processes. The first study demonstrates the control over autonomic function--skin temperature--which is possible with hypnotic training. The next two studies explore the relationship between time perspective, time awareness and a variety of behavioral measures. The fourth study investigates the nature of emotional arousal and emotional plasticity. Hypnosis is used to help induce a state of physiological arousal while simultaneously creating amnesia for the cause of the arousal. The resulting condition of 'unexplained emotional arousal' is assumed to be the basic dynamic in a search for a rational explanation and the mechanism by which irrational explorations may be generated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1970
Accession Number
AD0716481

Entities

People

  • Christina Maslach
  • Gary D. Marshall
  • Philip G. Zimbardo

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central Nervous System
  • Cognition
  • Contrast
  • Euphoria
  • Heart Rate
  • Human Behavior
  • Instructions
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nervous System
  • New York
  • Perception
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Thinking

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Theoretical Analysis.