SUBJECTIVE REPORT AND CREDIBILITY - AN INQUIRY INVOLVING HYPNOTIC HALLUCINATIONS

Argues that credibility of subjective reports is situationally determined. A demonstration was considered showing that under conditions where report credibility was a reasonable assumption, hypnotic Ss reported previously suggested hallucinations, whereas simulator controls did not. The evidence also suggest that hypnotic Ss are honest and their reports credible across a variety of situations. It is concluded that subjective reports of hypnotic Ss may well correspond to actual perceptual experience, and that motivated compliance does not satisfactorily explain hypnotic phenomena. (17 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.