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Inclination to accept the suggestions of others
individual suggestibility; this finding led to the concept of a spectrum of suggestibility. Attempts to isolate a global trait of "suggestibility" have not
Suggestibility
Psychological test
The Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale (GSS) is a psychological test that measures suggestibility of a subject. It was created in 1983 in England by psychologist
Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale
Gudjonsson_Suggestibility_Scale
British comedy group
The Suggestibles is a British improv comedy group, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The group's roots can be traced to the 1990s, when its founder members
The_Suggestibles
Psychological process of guiding a person
suggestibility respectively), hypnotic suggestibility (i.e., the response to suggestion measured within hypnosis), and interrogative suggestibility (yielding
Suggestion
State of increased suggestibility
is no hypnotic state, only heightened suggestibility. There is a general consensus that heightened suggestibility is an essential characteristic of hypnosis
Hypnosis
Feeling of detachment from reality
suggestibility, specifically with dissociative symptoms related to trauma. However, the relationship between dissociation and hypnotic suggestibility
Dissociation_(psychology)
Psychological occurrence
happen or recalls it differently from the way it actually happened. Suggestibility, activation of associated information, the incorporation of misinformation
False_memory
Device alleged to alter consciousness
to reproduce Persinger's effects and the authors speculated that the suggestibility of participants, improper blinding of participants or idiosyncratic
God_helmet
2001 book by Daniel Schacter
leading questions is an example of such suggestibility. The sin of bias is similar to the sin of suggestibility in that one's current feelings and worldview
The_Seven_Sins_of_Memory
Class of psychoactive drug
application was first documented by Dr. William Bleckwenn. Reliability and suggestibility of patients are concerns, and the practice of chemically inducing an
Truth_serum
1949 dystopian novel by George Orwell
naïve neighbour, and an ideal member of the Outer Party: an uneducated, suggestible man who is utterly loyal to the Party, and fully believes in its perfect
Nineteen_Eighty-Four
Psychological condition
behavior.[citation needed] The Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale (GSS) is used to measure interrogative suggestibility. The GSS consists of a story that is read
Memory_distrust_syndrome
Psychedelic drug
effects of the drug. While research from the 1960s indicated increased suggestibility under the influence of LSD among both mentally ill and healthy individuals
LSD
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)
think they see that person everywhere. Since a person sleeping is in a suggestible state and unable to make judgements, they become easily deceived by what
Aristotle
affect suggestibility, in this case, of children. This explains why children of the same age may significantly vary in levels of suggestibility. There
Eyewitness memory (child testimony)
Eyewitness_memory_(child_testimony)
Icelandic psychologist
memory, interrogative suggestibility and acquiescence. (Personality and Individual Differences, 1995) The Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales Manual. Hove
Gísli_Guðjónsson
Psychoactive drug, often called ecstasy
and this placebo-effect is further boosted by the psychedelic-induced suggestibility. Saunders N (29 July 1995). "The Agony and Ecstasy of God's path". Council
MDMA
Topics referred to by the same term
(sleepwalking) a term used in hypnosis to indicate someone of high enough suggestibility to follow suggestions without the need for a formal trance The Somnambulist
Somnambulist_(disambiguation)
Subjective experience of victimization by extraterrestrials
mental health professionals explain these experiences by factors such as suggestibility (e.g. false memory syndrome), sleep paralysis, deception, and psychopathology
Alien_abduction
1973 unidentified creature
as "panics, hysterias, collective visions, and extreme instances of suggestibility." At about 10pm on the night of April 25, 1973, Henry McDaniel heard
Enfield_Monster
How one process influences another
trial Force dynamics Iatrogenesis Nocebo Placebo Scientific control Suggestibility Suggestion Pathology and epidemiology Causal inference Epidemiology
Causality
Emulation of another suicide
absence of protective factors, for the next suicide by a susceptible or suggestible person. This is referred to as suicide contagion. A spike in emulation
Copycat_suicide
French physician, neurologist, and founding member of the Nancy School of Hypnosis
French physician and neurologist. He is chiefly known for his theory of suggestibility in relation to hypnotism. Born into a Jewish family, Bernheim received
Hippolyte_Bernheim
British research psychologist
Blagrove in 1996 showed that sleep deprivation causes a trend for greater suggestibility during interrogation. That is, they "have reduced cognitive ability
Mark_Blagrove
Type of close-ended question
such as sumi ("where"). Yes–no questions are believed to carry some suggestibility load. For instance, in response to yes–no questions, children tend to
Yes/no_question
Moral panic and series of prosecutions
Day-care sex-abuse hysteria was a moral panic that occurred primarily during the 1980s and early 1990s, and featured charges against day-care providers
Day-care_sex-abuse_hysteria
Memory disorder
but like 'truth' drugs really only served to lower the threshold of suggestibility so that the patient would speak easily but not necessarily truthfully
Dissociative_amnesia
Mental illness with multiple personality states
dissociative identity disorder is developed through high fantasy-proneness or suggestibility, roleplaying, or sociocultural influences. The DSM-5-TR states that
Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative_identity_disorder
Type of complementary and alternative medicine
experience. Tests subject to determine degree of physical and emotional suggestibility. Induces hypnotic state in client, using individualized methods and
Hypnotherapy
Effect of later events on a previous memory
event. The misinformation reflects two of the cardinal sins of memory: suggestibility, the influence of others' expectations on our memory; and misattribution
Misinformation_effect
American poet (1928–1974)
through the prisms of adulthood." According to Orne, Sexton was extremely suggestible and would mimic the symptoms of the patients around her in the mental
Anne_Sexton
Scientology device
thoroughly discredited as a lie detector" then "that person would be suggestible to ideas foisted on him by the operator". The final report of the inquiry
E-meter
American hypnosis expert
motivational instructions in producing a heightened state of suggestibility. The Barber Suggestibility Scale, a product of their research, measures hypnotic
Theodore_X._Barber
Influencing of objects without physical interaction, with one's mind
of pandemonium (or what scientific investigators called heightened suggestibility). Critics were excluded and participants were told to avoid looking
Telekinesis
British illusionist (born 1971)
He believes that the presence of a television camera also increases suggestibility. Several authors have claimed that Brown uses NLP in his act which "consists
Derren_Brown
Public university in Montreal, Canada
recommended dosage of six times per day for four days). To further induce suggestibility, he dosed them with a large amount of drugs without their knowledge
McGill_University
Neurodevelopmental disorder involving motor and vocal tics
presentation; onset is more abrupt than typical with movements that are more suggestible; and there is less co-occurring OCD or ADHD and more co-occurring disorders
Tourette_syndrome
American exotic dancer
date. When the client had enough female attention and alcohol to be suggestible, co-workers of Barbash would show up and cajole him to taking them to
Roselyn_Keo
French psychologist (1841–1931)
create the psychological crowd: i) Anonymity, ii) Contagion and iii) Suggestibility. Anonymity provides to rational individuals a feeling of invincibility
Gustave_Le_Bon
American animated series
others feel, which can lower others' intelligence and make them highly suggestible, as well as summoned objects. Giovanni Potage (voiced by Kyle Igneczi)
Epithet_Erased
Phenomenon in memory
eyewitness testimony. Research on memory conformity has revealed that such suggestibility and errors with source monitoring has far reaching consequences, with
Memory_conformity
Altered state of consciousness
will take place in. Leary and others have found that, due to the highly suggestible nature of the psychedelic experience, the environment the participant
Psychedelic_experience
French neurologist (1825–1893)
apparitions – 1858 reported supernatural activity in Lourdes, France Suggestibility – Inclination to accept the suggestions of others Suggestion – Psychological
Jean-Martin_Charcot
American psychologist
In his studies in children and the law, he focuses his research on suggestibility, competency to testify, deception, and coerced confessions. His studies
Stephen_J._Ceci
Hypnotherapeutic procedure
philosophy Help-seeking – Theory in psychology Hypnosis – State of increased suggestibility Hypnotherapy – Type of complementary and alternative medicine Learned
Hypnotic Ego-Strengthening Procedure
Hypnotic_Ego-Strengthening_Procedure
Pornography genre associated with compulsive use and identity confusion
layers imperative text, audio and hypnotic visual tropes to produce suggestibility and hyperarousal. Researchers also note the emergence of hypno-specific
Sissy_hypno
2007 British film
of Los Angeles police sergeant Hank Hernandez and Sirhan's extreme suggestibility to hypnosis. O'Sullivan identifies a possible second assassin, armed
RFK_Must_Die
Series of psychology studies
early studies in social psychology were adaptations of earlier work on "suggestibility" whereby researchers such as Edward L. Thorndyke were able to shift
Asch_conformity_experiments
Hypothesis in psychology
Granqvist et al. "Sensed presence and mystical experiences are predicted by suggestibility, not by the application of transcranial weak magnetic fields"". Neuroscience
Bicameral_mentality
Medical researcher
Retrieved 2013-01-09. Kirsch, I. & Braffman, W (2001). "Imaginative Suggestibility and Hypnotizability". Current Directions in Psychological Science. 10
Irving_Kirsch
Substance or treatment of no therapeutic value
Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-968070-8. Raz, Amir (2023). The Suggestible Brain: Unraveling the Influence of Belief and Expectation on the Mind
Placebo
1988 film
quintessential bad apple. Charlie Sheen is also good as the team's most suggestible player, the good-natured fellow who isn't sure whether it's worse to
Eight_Men_Out
Social psychology book by Gustave Le Bon (1895)
in parliamentary assemblies: intellectual simplicity, irritability, suggestibility, the exaggeration of the sentiments and the preponderating influence
The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
The_Crowd:_A_Study_of_the_Popular_Mind
two or more people come in contact... a 'circular process' of mutual suggestibility gets triggered" However, scholars used different terms, including imitation
Suggestion_theory
Imperfect recall of a crime or other dramatic event
the more likely for their memory to be distorted and more subject to suggestibility. It is very important to provide witnesses with helpful response options
Eyewitness_memory
rapport to exist. Along with Bernheim, he emphasized the importance of suggestibility. Some experts consider Bernheim to be the most important figure in the
History_of_hypnosis
Inability in hypnotic subjects to recall events that took place while under hypnosis
behave in a way that is against their will (this varies according to the suggestibility of the individual). The use of hypnosis in the military (see under "Military
Posthypnotic_amnesia
French jurist, academic, and founding member of the Nancy School of Hypnosis
special psychical condition by means of hypnotism, and to cultivate the suggestibility thus artificially increased with the aim of cure or relief, this is
Jules_Liégeois
Recall of fabricated, misinterpreted or distorted memories
particularly susceptible to forced confabulations based on their high suggestibility. When forced to recall confabulated events, children are less likely
Confabulation
British educator, writer and artist
World Tales, (1979). Allan Lane. "Shattered lives interview - hypnosis, suggestibility, cult formation and psychotherapy malpractice". Human Givens Blog. HG
Ivan_Tyrrell
Ghost that causes physical disturbance
his findings regarding the God helmet, may simply be explained by the suggestibility of participants. David Turner, a retired physical chemist, suggested
Poltergeist
Canadian psychologist
care on children's development, and for her research on children's suggestibility. She has written over 100 articles for scholarly journals and co-authored
K._Alison_Clarke-Stewart
Wrongfully executed intellectually disabled man
chores, during his seven-year stay. Dr. Jefferson made note of Arridy's suggestibility and need for constant guidance, outlining an incident in which Arridy
Joe_Arridy
1980s day care sexual abuse case
questioned for evidence in court cases with concerns over their capacity for suggestibility and false memories. The case and others like it also affected the investigation
McMartin_preschool_trial
Study of DNA modifications that do not change its sequence
in SNP rs730775 cause genetic variation at the NFKBIE locus which is suggestible linked to rheumatoid arthritis through trans acting regulation of DNA
Epigenetics
State of consciousness leading into sleep
with that of normal, alert wakefulness, is characterized by heightened suggestibility, illogic and a fluid association of ideas. Subjects are more receptive
Hypnagogia
Attempts to explain religious experience in neuroscientific terms
experience reported by the participants, but was predicted entirely by their suggestibility and personality traits. Following the publication of this study, Persinger
Neuroscience_of_religion
Activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
terrorist involvement. Sometimes more extreme methods are used to increase suggestibility, such as sleep deprivation or drugs.[citation needed] Such methods may
Counterterrorism
2010 film by Srđan Spasojević
discovers that he was drugged to induce an aggressive, sexually aroused, and suggestible state. At Vukmir's manipulative direction, Miloš beats and rapes Jeca's
A_Serbian_Film
Mansion in San Jose, California
Nickell explains that they could be the result of confirmation bias and suggestibility due to publicity and rumors that the house is the most haunted house
Winchester_Mystery_House
Subjective attitude that something is true
knowledge Self-deception Subject-expectancy effect Subjective validation Suggestibility Suggestion Theory of justification Thomas theorem Tinkerbell effect
Belief
American-Canadian professor of psychology
studying the phenomenon, which were not associated with the subjects' suggestibility. Subsequent theory and quantitative electroencephalographic measurements
Michael_Persinger
Personality disorder
high levels of conformity. Contrasting traits were noted of pronounced suggestibility and "abnormal rigidity and intransigence and firmness". As recently
Haltlose_personality_disorder
British TV series
keyboard and claiming that he could smell the fumes, which made him feel "suggestible". Blackwood also warned watching parents that exposure to the fumes would
Brass_Eye
British man wrongfully convicted of murder
should point to. Sullivan was later described by a psychologist as "suggestible" and having "limited intellectual capacity". Despite being aware that
Wrongful conviction of Peter Sullivan
Wrongful_conviction_of_Peter_Sullivan
and this placebo-effect is further boosted by the psychedelic-induced suggestibility. Williams ZJ, Barnett H, Szigeti B (March 2026). "Psychedelic Therapy
Amplified_placebo_effect
American television sitcom (1991–1994)
patriarch of the Sinclair family. He is depicted as being thick-headed and suggestible. Earl works as a tree pusher at the Wesayso Development Corporation.
Dinosaurs_(TV_series)
Art made by children
Kulkofsky, Sarah (June 2007). "Representational Constraints on Children's Suggestibility". Psychological Science. 18 (6): 503–509. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007
Child_art
Class of medication used to treat depression and other conditions
and this placebo-effect is further boosted by the psychedelic-induced suggestibility. Williams ZJ, Barnett H, Szigeti B (March 2026). "Psychedelic Therapy
Antidepressant
regression, dissociation, somnambulism, transient paresis, increased suggestibility, and an inability to open the eyes." Saint Teresa of Ávila 1515–1582
List_of_people_with_epilepsy
Abnormal state of wakefulness or altered state of consciousness
of consciousness leading out of sleep Hypnosis – State of increased suggestibility Self-hypnosis – Form, process, or result of a self-induced hypnotic
Trance
Spiritual practice
strongly supported the notion that in the séance room, believers are more suggestible than disbelievers for suggestions that are consistent with their belief
Mediumship
2013 science fiction film by Shane Carruth
which induces a sort of hypnotic susceptibility, causing an extremely suggestible mental state the Thief exploits. He uses an elaborate set of distractions
Upstream_Color
Chemical compound found in some species of mushrooms
those groups. Leary and colleagues proposed that psilocybin heightens suggestibility, making a user more receptive to interpersonal interactions and environmental
Psilocybin
Pseudo-scientific intellectual framework
"Some Historical and Cultural Aspects of Suggestion". Suggestion and Suggestibility. pp. 255–261. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-73875-3_20. ISBN 978-3642738777
Covert_hypnosis
American convicted of murder, subject of "Making a Murderer"
defense that held the police interrogators responsible along with his own suggestibility, Dassey testified that he did not know why he said what he did. Or that
Brendan_Dassey
Theory that memory may be stored in the unconscious mind
therapeutically induced evidence, and subject to influence by hearsay and suggestibility. The court overturned the conviction of a man accused of murdering a
Repressed_memory
Psychologist and hypnosis researcher
published his first book on hypnosis, Hypnotism: An Objective Study in Suggestibility in 1953. He authored one of the most widely read scientific and clinical
André_Muller_Weitzenhoffer
American Educator and Speech Psychologist
Southern California Fuller Seminary Thesis An Objective Measurement of Suggestibility & Negativism by Means of Subliminal Sensory Stimuli; A Study in Clinical
Lee_Edward_Travis
3rd episode of the 4th series of Black Mirror
Vox found it "frightening" that "memories are not just unreliable, but suggestible". In the episode, one person's memory is seen to change when Shazia tells
Crocodile_(Black_Mirror)
1985 film by Stuart Gordon
involving Dr. Hill hypnotizing several of the characters to make them more suggestible to his will (in this version, Dean Halsey is hypnotized early on to turn
Re-Animator
collective cognitive imperative is an internal command or obligation felt by suggestible people that often drives their joining some group. Besides requiring
Collective cognitive imperative
Collective_cognitive_imperative
Form of communication for marketing
creature of suggestion. He is reasonable, but he is to a greater extent suggestible". He demonstrated this through his advertising technique of a direct
Advertising
form of serial position effect. cf. recency effect and primacy effect. Suggestibility, where ideas suggested by a questioner are mistaken for memory. Telescoping
List_of_cognitive_biases
Title for Mary, mother of Jesus
Skeptics have offered alternative explanations that include psychological suggestibility of the witnesses, temporary retinal distortion caused by staring at
Our_Lady_of_Fátima
Critique of Eastern Bloc society
Older patients, or 'Soviet people,' were often described as being more suggestible than younger people, an ascription that draws on a common stereotype
Homo_Sovieticus
Widespread moral panic alleging abuse
as hypnosis and leading questions by therapists underestimating the suggestibility of their clients. The altered state of consciousness induced by hypnosis
Satanic_panic
Personal tendency towards negative emotions and poor self-concept
witness's memory. This corresponds to two types of memory failure: Suggestibility: When recollections are influenced by the prodding or expectations of
Negative_affectivity
2001 remix album (DJ mix album) by Red Jerry
states" where "rapidly produced states of deep relaxation increase suggestibility, receptivity to new information and enhance access to subconscious material
Deep_&_Chilled_Euphoria
Alleged 1973 alien abduction in Mississippi
suggested that Parker's corroboration of the tale was likely due to suggestibility because he initially told police he had "passed out at the beginning
Pascagoula_incident
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