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The Sociocognitive and Dissociation Theories of Hypnosis: Toward a Rapprochement

The Sociocognitive and Dissociation Theories of Hypnosis: Toward a Rapprochement1

Steven Jay Lynn and Joseph P. Green

Binghamton University (SUNY) Ohio State University at Lima

Corresponding Author:

Steven Jay Lynn, Ph.D., ABPP

Psychology Department

Binghamton University (SUNY)

Binghamton, NY 13905

Email: stevenlynn100@gmail.com
The Sociocognitive and Dissociation Theories of Hypnosis: Toward a Rapprochement

Abstract

This article introduces the special issue on the sociocognitive perspective of hypnosis.

We contrast two influential hypnosis theories--the sociocognitive and dissociation

perspectives--and argue that recent developments in sociocognitive theory (i.e.,

response set theory; Kirsch & Lynn, 1998) and in the broader field of cognitive

psychology pertaining to nonconscious information processing and goal-directed action

make possible a rapprochement between theoretical accounts that have vied for

attention and empirical support.

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