| Abstract: | This study was designed to test the conditions under while false memory reports are likely to be elicited from hypnotic and non‐hypnotic participants. Low, medium and high hypnotizables were administered either a hypnotic or non‐hypnotic suggestion for regression to the day after birth. False memories of infancy were generated in 68 of 78 age‐regressed participants, nearly half of whom reported strong beliefs in the reality of their recovered ‘memories’. Non‐hypnotic participants were slightly but significantly more likely to report infancy experiences than were hypnotic participants. However, hypnotizability did not have a significant effect on the classification of these experiences as memories or as fantasies. Implications for the experimental and clinical contexts are discussed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
