I & I (MEMO DISCUSSING UNNAMED PSYCHOLOGIST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK IN HYPNOSIS)

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• Document Creation Date: September 25, 2024
• Document Release Date: October 4, 1999
• Publication Date: March 25, 1952

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1. You have asked me to put down in writing some of my ideas on
how I would go about getting expert help on hypnotism. Above all, I
would rely upon proven experimental psychologists who have their feet
on the ground on this subject and who have done plenty of research
work on hypnotism.
2. The most extensive and careful series of experiments on
hypnotism were carried out by over a ten-vear
period. He began his work while he was still at the/
d finished his studies after he trnnsferred to the
His bcok, entitled -
is a carefully docu-
mented research classic which is a "must" reading for anybody who
professes to be even seriously interested in the subject. Unfortu-
nately,111111111111.11ris no longer interested in hypnotism and more-
over he has become auite feeble, but his two principal research
assistants are still active in psychology and would prove particularly
valuable as consultants on a research sroiect on hvrnotism. They are
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he became's psychologist. He is an
and non-docmatic scientist. At the
'before
extremely competent, broad-minded,
Present time, he serves as
He has plenty of experience in
research, experimental, clinical, ana business psychology. I would
certainly trust his judgment on any problem dealing with hypnotism or
drugs. An indialtdon of his writinr and thinking can be obtained from
a recent article entitled
.L.11.1111111.111 I believe more thanill11111111111-has main-
tained an active interest in hypnotism since their research days with
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11 'given considerable emphass inn.= bock. The test has been used by
. other experimenters, who have published about it in thr 3iterature.
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rrtm tine tc tim-1111111111rwrites articles on hypnotism, or con-
tributes chap ters -to text books on the subject. I have seen him
hypnotize on many different occasions and I know that he is very
effective in producing all sorts of hypnotic phenomena in his sub-
jects.
5. I am sure that both111111.11111111111111.4ould be glad to
Cooperate with you on such a project. I think that thew wmul r,ple on
a_gpod. team of advisers.