University Niccolò Cusano, Rome, Italy.
Am J Clin Hypn. 2022 Aug;64(1):4-11. doi: 10.1080/00029157.2020.1859980.
Most of the experimental investigations on hypnosis used to compare small samples of individuals with low or high responsiveness to hypnosis by systematically excluding medium responders. The present article underlines the limitations of this methodological approach that may have partially weakened the scientific impact of hypnosis research. In fact, the mediums-neglecting bias might be one of the reasons why some investigations suffer from low replicability and generalizability. Themes such as hypnotizability scales, suggestibility, statistical power, and research design are critically reviewed with the aim of proposing a more rigorous approach that boost up impact and reliability of hypnosis research. In particular, the recruitment of medium hypnotizables and the adoption of a within-instead of a between-subjects design currently seem to be some of the best recommendations for strengthening hypnosis research, as well as to renew the dialogue between clinical and experimental hypnosis.
大多数关于催眠的实验研究都倾向于通过系统排除中度反应者，来比较对催眠反应小或高的个体的小样本。本文强调了这种方法的局限性，这可能在一定程度上削弱了催眠研究的科学影响力。事实上，对中度者的忽视偏差可能是一些研究可重复性和普遍性低的原因之一。本文批判性地回顾了催眠能力量表、暗示性、统计功效和研究设计等主题，目的是提出一种更严格的方法，以提高催眠研究的影响力和可靠性。特别是，招募中度催眠者并采用内-而非外-被试设计目前似乎是增强催眠研究以及更新临床和实验催眠之间对话的一些最佳建议。
