MQ Safety Net: A multidimensional model and measure of the components of hypnotisability

Hypnosis can dramatically impact people's experiences and actions, yet variability in hypnotic responding is barely understood. To address this gap, this project will develop a new model of the components of hypnotisability. By applying methods from cognitive neuropsychology that have successfully decomposed other cognitive skills, this project will generate a new model and sensitive measure of hypnotisability and its personality, cognitive and neural correlates. This should provide significant benefits, such as advancing theories of hypnotic responding; allowing prediction of scientifically and clinically relevant future hypnotic performance; and enabling more precise and economical targeting of individuals to appropriate interventions.