The effects of hypnotic induction procedures, relaxation instructions, and normal wakefulness on the recall of violent and nonviolent stimuli /.
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1980.
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| Online Access: | Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy ProQuest, Abstract |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of questioning after the administration of a hypnotic induction procedure, questioning after the administration of relaxation instructions, and questioning without prior instructions or procedures (normal wakefulness) on the recall of observed violent and nonviolent human behavior. Eighty-nine subjects, all undergraduate volunteers, were randomly chosen from the Harding University (Arkansas) research subjects' pool. Approximately half of the subjects were exposed to predominately violent and half to predominately nonviolent slides. One week later subjects were tested for recall under one of three questioning procedures: questioning after the administration of a hypnotic induction procedure, questioning after the administration of relaxation instructions, and questioning without prior instructions or procedures. The results of a two-w ay analysis of variance revealed no significant difference in the amount of recall between the three questioning modes, indicating that the mere administration of a hypnotic induction procedure or relaxation instructions does not enhance the recall of observed violent and nonviolent human behavior as presented in this study. Significant difference was found between the recall of the violent and nonviolent stimuli. The violent stimuli had a significantly higher rate of recall (p < .01) than the nonviolent stimuli. Although this difference was an average of about one more slide being recalled, the implication is that observed violent stimuli are more accessible for recall than nonviolent stimuli as presented in this study. No significant interaction effects were found between the three questioning modes and two levels of stimuli. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Educational Psychology." Typescript (photocopy). Vita. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 83 leaves : forms ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-52). |