by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
Induction of a dissociative state followed by suggestion during interrogation caused a suspect to develop pseudo-memories of raping his daughters and of participation in a baby-murdering Satanic cult. The pseudo-memories coupled with influence from authority figures...
by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
“… stress alone may not impair memory processes. Indeed, stress can lead to arousal, heightened attention, and improved encoding (Deffenbacher, 1983). However, stress that results from intimidation may lead to either impairment in encoding or problems in...
by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
Janet’s theory which explains cognitively how dissociation occurs, without necessarily proposing an intentional process. For further elaboration of these comments, see Cardena, E. (1994). The domain of dissociation. In S. J. Lynn & J. W. Rhue (Eds.)...
by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
SUMMARY. The influence of expectancy set with regard to therapy outcome on the effectiveness of systematic desensitization (SD) for reducing public speaking anxiety was investigated. The 7 Ss given a high expectancy set for favorable therapy outcome were informed...
by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
Stanton, Harry E. (1989). Hypnotic relaxation and the reduction of sleep onset insomnia. International Journal of Psychosomatics, 36, 64-68. A hypnotic relaxation technique was compared to stimulus control and placebo conditions as a means of reducing sleep onset...
