In Phase I of the investigation, 70 5s were assigned to one of three treatment conditions: hypnotic induction, instructions to simulate hypnosis, or imagination control. All 5s were assessed on Orne's two indexes of trance logic (the transparent hallucination and the double hallucination). The imagination controls consistently showed trance logic as often as the hypnotic Ss. Depending upon the ...

The authors tested fluctuation analyses (DFA) of EEGs upon auditory stimulation in waking and hypnotic states as related to topography and hypnotizability. They administered the Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP), Dissociation Experience Scale, and Tellegen Absorption Scale to 10 healthy volunteers and measured subjects' EEGs while the subjects listened to sounds, either selecting or ignoring ton...

The breakdown of amnesia was examined by showing subjects a videotape of the hypnotic events that they had experienced. The extent of the amnesia for these events was defined precisely, and simulating procedures were employed to analyze the cues existing in the overall test situation. Videotape display of the hypnotic events was presented via application of the Experiential Analysis Technique a...

A correlational study examined the relationship between hypnotic suggestibility and academic achievement. Fifty-eight undergraduate students were administered the HGSHS:A (Shor and Orne, 1962) and their assessment grades from a range of taught modules were collected. Significant negative correlations were found, showing that the higher the academic achievement, the lower the hypnotic suggestibi...

The bispectral index (BIS) and a sedation score were used to determine and compare the effect of propofol in the presence of fentanyl, alfentanil, remifentanil and sufentanil. Seventy-five non-premedicated patients were assigned randomly into five groups (15 in each) to receive fentanyl, alfentanil, remifentanil, sufentanil or placebo. Opioids were administered using a target-con-trolled infusi...