PSYC 1001 1st Edition Lecture 29 Outline of Last Lecture I. ParapsychologyII. ConsciousnessIII. Daydreaminga. Fantasy-Prone Personality Outline of Current Lecture I. EEGII. HypnosesIII. Stage of Consciousnessa. Features of HypnosisIV. Two views on hypnosisCurrent LectureI. Around 9% claim to have ESP.a. Susceptibility to hypnotismb. Para-identitiesc. Out-of-Body experiencesd. Receive special messagesII. Hypnoses: A special interaction in which one person (hypnotist) suggests to another (subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts or behaviors will spontaneously occur. a. Hypnotic induction is a set of activities designed to:i. Minimize external distractions.ii. Encourage concentration on only suggested stimuli (watch).iii. Encourage belief the subject is about to enter a special stage of consciousness.b. Features of hypnosis:i. Enriched fantasyii. Cognitive Positivityiii. Hyper-Selective Attentionc. Subject is consciousd. Some phenomena:i. Anesthesiaii. Hallucinationsiii. Age RegressionThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.iv. Enhanced Memoryv. Post Hypnotic Suggestion: A suggestion, made during a hypnosis session to be carried out after subject is no longer hypnotized.1. I.e., when you tell a subject hears a ‘magic word’ and when they hear this they get up and do the action/activity the hypnotist told them during the hypnotism.vi. Disinhibition: Do things you would not normally do.III. Two views on hypnosis:a. Social Influence Theoryi. Hypnosis is role playing.ii. Subjects act as they think hypnotized subjects are supposed to act.1. Not faking but playing a role.iii. Evidence:1. Can get hypnotic phenomena without hypnosis.2. Hypnotic enhanced memories are often
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