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Hypnosis and the recall of visually presented material: A failure to replicate stager and lundy

1988; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 36; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00207148808410522

1744-5183

Richard A. Lytle, R. Lundy,

Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Abstract Abstract Stager and Lundy (1985) found hypnotic hypermnesia without increased memory errors. The present study, an attempted partial replication of Stager and Lundy (1985), presented Ss with free recall and multiple choice questions about a short movie they had seen a week earlier. The experimental Ss, who were hypnotized, given hypermnesia suggestions, and retested, did not generally increase their accurate memory scores on posttest; the Stager and Lundy (1985) findings were thus not confirmed. An increase in memory scores did occur, however, but only with high hypnotizable Ss, whether they were hypnotized or not, and only with multiple choice questions. The high hypnotizable Ss had the greatest increase in inaccurate memory scores on the free recall questions.