Lush, P, Scott, R B, Moga, G and Dienes, Z (2021) Computer vs live delivery of the Sussex Waterloo Scale of Hypnotisability (SWASH). Psychology of Consciousness: Theory Research, and Practice. ISSN 2326-5531 (Accepted)
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Abstract
There exist reliable and stable trait differences in the ability to control phenomenology in response to imaginative suggestion. Hypnotisability scales measure response to imaginative suggestion within a hypnotic context. Because hypnotisability has recently been shown to predict measures of experiential change in psychological experiments (e.g., the rubber hand illusion), there is a need for easy to use screening tools which are accessible to researchers with little or no background in hypnosis or imaginative suggestion research. The SWASH is a time efficient group hypnotisability scale which can be administered to up to 50 participants simultaneously. Here we present norms from an undergraduate sample for a recorded version delivered by a computer program alongside norms for a live presentation. Reliability, validity and mean scores are similar across the two presentations. Computer delivery of a prerecorded script provides a simple tool to rapidly screen for hypnotisability in large groups for researchers with no prior experience of hypnosis research.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools and Departments: | School of Psychology > Psychology |
SWORD Depositor: | Mx Elements Account |
Depositing User: | Mx Elements Account |
Date Deposited: | 25 Feb 2021 13:28 |
Last Modified: | 25 Feb 2021 13:30 |
URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/97384 |
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