ABSTRACT
Researchers into hypnosis used to be quite definite in their assertions about the personality correlates of hypnotizability. As S. Starker notes, there has been little differentiation in the literature between hypnotic "hallucination" and "imagery." Other concepts too, such as "fantasy" and "imaginative involvement" are blurred with respect to their conceptual boundaries. It appears that the process of imagination play an important part in hypnotic hallucinations and that the hypnotic setting affects, either artifactually or otherwise, the judgment of the subject as to the reality of his imaginings. The chapter considers the theoretical grounds that lead one to hypothesize a relationship between hypnotizability, fantasy, and imagery. It reviews the "empirical" data that bear on this relationship, and present a framework within which the relationship can be conceptualized. The studies reviewed have generally attempted to correlate hypnotic test scores with single dimensions of cognitive function.
