Wiseman Richard, Greening Emma, Smith Matthew
Perrott-Warrick Research Unit, Psychology Department, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield Campus, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK.
Br J Psychol. 2003 Aug;94(Pt 3):285-97. doi: 10.1348/000712603767876235.
In Experiment 1, participants took part in a fake seance. An actor suggested that a table was levitating when, in fact, it remained stationary. After the seance, approximately one third of participants incorrectly reported that the table had moved. Results also showed a significant relationship between the reported movement of the table and belief in the paranormal, with a greater percentage of believers than disbelievers, reporting that the table had moved. Experiment 2 varied whether the suggestion was consistent, or inconsistent, with participants' belief in the paranormal. Results again showed that believers were more susceptible to suggestion than disbelievers, but only when the suggestion was consistent with their belief in the paranormal. Approximately one fifth of participants believed that the fake seances contained genuine paranormal phenomena.
在实验1中，参与者参加了一场假的招魂会。一名演员暗示桌子在悬浮，而实际上它一直静止不动。招魂会后，约三分之一的参与者错误地报告说桌子移动了。结果还表明，桌子报告的移动与对超自然现象的信仰之间存在显著关系，报告桌子移动的信徒比例高于不信者。实验2改变了暗示与参与者对超自然现象的信仰是否一致。结果再次表明，信徒比不信者更容易受到暗示，但前提是暗示与他们对超自然现象的信仰一致。约五分之一的参与者认为假的招魂会包含真正的超自然现象。
