What is hypnosis?
A state of intense concentration, focus, and absorption.
What cognitive states is hypnosis similar to?
Meditation, rumination, and prayer.
Do individuals vary in hypnotic susceptibility?
Yes, widely.
How is hypnotic suggestibility measured?
Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale (SHSS-C).
What are the stages of hypnosis?
Induction, suggestion, de-induction.
What is hypnotic induction?
Entering a hypnotic state.
What is a posthypnotic suggestion?
A suggestion that affects behavior after hypnosis.
How does hypnosis affect attention?
It can strongly control attention.
What did Raz et al. (2002) find?
Hypnosis can reduce the Stroop effect.
What did Raz et al. (2006) show?
Suggestion alone can reduce Stroop.
Who is most affected by hypnosis?
Highly suggestible individuals.
What brain area differs in hypnotizable people?
Corpus callosum (rostrum).
What are learning styles?
Belief that people learn best via specific modalities.
Are learning styles supported by evidence?
No.
What are learning preferences?
Preferred ways of learning.
Do preferences improve learning?
Not necessarily.
What evidence supports learning styles?
Crossover interaction.
What is a crossover interaction?
Different methods benefit different groups.
What is structure building?
Linking new info to existing knowledge.
What is rule learning?
Extracting general principles.
What is example learning?
Memorizing specific cases.
What is a growth mindset?
Belief abilities can improve.
What is a fixed mindset?
Belief abilities are fixed.
How do memory champions improve memory?
Using mnemonic strategies.
