Trait factors, state effects, and hypnotizability.
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis July 1996 V K Kumar, R J Pekala, J Cummings
This study examined the relationship of 15 trait (e.g., absorption, ego-permissiveness) and 21 phenomenological variables (assessed by the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory) with performance on the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A. Factor analyses suggested three trait factors (absorption-permissiveness, general sensation seeking, and social desirability) and five...