ESP under Hypnosis: The Role of Induction Instructions and Personality Characteristics.
In the present study, we compared directly the efficacy of two types of hypnotic induction instructions on a forced-choice clairvoyance task in a sample of participants selected for their medium to high absorption or transliminality scores. The first kind of instructions (ESP) emphasized the capacit...
| Published in: | Journal of Parapsychology Vol. 71; pp. 125 - 138 |
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Rhine Research Center
Spring/Fall 2007
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