This paper argued that credibility of subjective reports is in part situationally determined. An experimental demonstration was considered showing that under conditions where report credibility was a reasonable assumption, hypnotic Ss reported previously suggested hallucinations, whereas simulator controls did not. The experimental evidence also suggests that hypnotic Ss are honest and their reports credible across a variety of situations. It was concluded that subjective reports of hypnotic Ss may well correspond to actual perceptual experience, and that motivated compliance does not satisfactorily explain hypnotic phenomena.
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