Scale · 1963
Norms on the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A
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Main finding
Scores spread across the whole range, from responding to almost no suggestions to almost all of them, which made it possible to compare groups and to pick high and low scorers for experiments. The scale is still widely used in research today.
What was done
Normative data for the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A – a standardized, tape-recorded procedure that tests many people at once with twelve suggestions, such as a heavy arm or a fly that is not there. Participants score their own responses.
What the study does not show
The norms come from a student sample of the time. Self-scoring and group testing make the scale quick but less precise than individual scales such as the Stanford scales.
Cite as
Shor, R. E., & Orne, E. C. (1963). Norms on the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 11(1), 39–47. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207146308409226
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