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Hypnosis as self-deception; meditation as self-insight

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posted on 2023-06-20, 14:15 authored by Zoltan DienesZoltan Dienes, Peter LushPeter Lush, Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler, Jim Parkinson, Ryan ScottRyan Scott, Peter Naish
Although meditation and hypnosis appear to be similar, both in skills demanded (e.g. imaginative involvement) and in their use as therapies, this chapter argues that the two are essentially different. Whereas mindfulness meditation aims to develop accurate meta-awareness, the hypnotic experience results from a lack of awareness of intentions; hypnosis is effectively a form of self-deception. The claim is supported by reviewing evidence that a) meditators are not very hypnotizable; b) highly hypnotizable people become aware of their intentions especially late while meditators have awareness especially early; and c) meditators show particularly strong intentional binding but highly hypnotizable people do not. We suggest that one path to high hypnotizability is hypofrontality.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Page range

107-128

Pages

470.0

Book title

Hypnosis and meditation: towards an integrative science of conscious planes

Place of publication

Oxford

ISBN

9780198759102

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Yes

Editors

Michael Lifshitz, Amir Raz

Legacy Posted Date

2016-06-21

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-06-21

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