Anticipatory Set and Setting: Stress Incongruities as Elicitors of Mystical Experience in Solitary Nature Situations
September 1, 1978 DOI: 10.2307/1386322 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Survey |
|---|---|
| Population | College students |
| Topics | Mystical experience |
| Key findings | Argues that anticipatory set and setting incongruities, particularly stress incongruities in solitary nature situations, can elicit mystical experiences. The study's results indicate that such incongruities are associated with reports of mystical experience, supporting the importance of set and setting in understanding these phenomena. |
Abstract
Ralph W. Hood, Jr., Anticipatory Set and Setting: Stress Incongruities as Elicitors of Mystical Experience in Solitary Nature Situations, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Sep., 1978), pp. 279-287