APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Hypnotic Suggestion Produces Mystical Experiences in the Laboratory: A Demonstration Proof
- James Evans
Binghamton University, The State University of New York - Steven Lynn
Binghamton University, The State University of New York
Abstract
We provided the first demonstration that mystical experiences (MEs) can be elicited in the laboratory using hypnotic suggestion. Nine percent to 35% of undergraduates (N = 113) reported MEs, depending on the definitional criterion. MEs correlated with hypnotic suggestibility (behavioral, subjective, involuntariness domains), positive affect, and altered consciousness.
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